Split Rock River
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The Split Rock River is a Script error: No such module "convert".[1] river of Minnesota, in the United States. It drains a small watershed of about Script error: No such module "convert". on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The name was used as early as 1825 and is believed to refer either to the steep-walled gorge carved by the river[2] or to two cliffs east of the river mouth that appear split apart.[3] An indigenous name for the river was Gininwabiho-zibi, meaning "War Eagle Iron River."[3] The river's lower course flows through Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, and the Superior Hiking Trail ascends and descends both banks. There is a separate stream called Split Rock Creek nearby.[4]
Geography
The East and West Split Rock River branches arise in wetlands near Legler Lake.[4] The branches join Script error: No such module "convert". upstream from its mouth. Over the next Script error: No such module "convert". the river drops Script error: No such module "convert". in elevation, then drops Script error: No such module "convert". over the next mile. Only in its final mile does the river level out and slow before emptying into Lake Superior.[5]
There are ten waterfalls on the river, although because they can only be reached by a moderate hike on the Superior Hiking Trail they are lightly visited.[6]
History
From 1899 to 1906 the river basin was logged of its red and white pines. The logging operation included the town of Splitrock, Minnesota, at the river mouth and a Script error: No such module "convert". rail line to carry lumber down to the lakeshore. During the Mataafa Storm of November 28, 1905, seven ships were wrecked within a dozen miles of the Split Rock River, including the steel steamboat William Edenborn right at its mouth. This prompted the construction of the Split Rock Lighthouse on a nearby cliff.[7]
References
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
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- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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