The Cross River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 7, 2012 river in northern
Minnesota
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, the
United States
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. It is a direct tributary of
Lake Superior
Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...
.
Cross River was named for a wooden cross erected at the river's mouth by a priest.
See also
*
List of rivers of Minnesota
References
Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Rivers of Cook County, Minnesota
Rivers of Lake County, Minnesota
Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of Lake Superior
Northern Minnesota trout streams
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