Pine River (Minnesota-Ontario)
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The Pine River flows along the Minnesota
-Ontario
border a short distance, primarily within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
and La Verendrye Provincial Park
. From Gunflint Lake, the river flows north into Magnetic Lake and from there into Clove Lake and finally Granite Lake where it joins the Granite River. The Granite River then continues northward along the border into Saganaga Lake.
By portaging
around rapid
s, the Pine River is navigable by canoe
.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
-Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
border a short distance, primarily within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness , is a wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota under the administration of the U.S. Forest Service...
and La Verendrye Provincial Park
La Verendrye Provincial Park
La Verendrye Provincial Park is a waterway provincial park located in Ontario, Canada, on the border of Minnesota, USA. The park stretches from Quetico Provincial Park through Lake Saganaga, up the Pine River, across the Height of Land Portage, then down the Pigeon River to Pigeon River Provincial...
. From Gunflint Lake, the river flows north into Magnetic Lake and from there into Clove Lake and finally Granite Lake where it joins the Granite River. The Granite River then continues northward along the border into Saganaga Lake.
By portaging
Portage
Portage or portaging refers to the practice of carrying watercraft or cargo over land to avoid river obstacles, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage; a person doing the carrying is called a porter.The English word portage is derived from the...
around rapid
Whitewater
Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient increases enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white...
s, the Pine River is navigable by canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
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External links
- Pine River at BWCAWiki.org