Us-kab-wan-ka River
Encyclopedia
Us-kab-wan-ka River is a small tributary
of the Cloquet River
, in northeastern Minnesota
in the United States
. It is approximately 21 mi (34 km) long, along with its tributaries, the Us-kab-wan-ka River drains an area of 40.43 mi² (104.7 km²). Via the Cloquet River and the St. Louis River, it is part of the watershed
of Lake Superior
. It flows for its entire length in Grand Lake Township in southern St. Louis County
. Its name in the Ojibwe
language
is askibwaanikaa-ziibi (river full of Jerusalem artichoke
s), having the identical name in Ojibwe as the near-by Artichoke River
.
The river flows from Rush Lake in Cloquet Valley State Forest
and flows generally southwardly. It flows into the Cloquet River 2 miles (3 km) south of Taft, MN
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Cloquet River
Cloquet River
The Cloquet River is a river of Minnesota. It is the main tributary of the St. Louis River.-Geography:The Cloquet river generally flows in a southwesterly direction which goes through Alden Lake, Island Lake Reservoir and Wood Lake before emptying into the St...
, in northeastern Minnesota
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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is approximately 21 mi (34 km) long, along with its tributaries, the Us-kab-wan-ka River drains an area of 40.43 mi² (104.7 km²). Via the Cloquet River and the St. Louis River, it is part of the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. It flows for its entire length in Grand Lake Township in southern St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
. Its name in the Ojibwe
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
language
Ojibwe language
Ojibwe , also called Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of the Algonquian language family. Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems...
is askibwaanikaa-ziibi (river full of Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
The Jerusalem artichoke , also called the sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from Eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas...
s), having the identical name in Ojibwe as the near-by Artichoke River
Artichoke River
The Artichoke River is a short tributary of the St. Louis River in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the St. Louis River, it is part of the watershed of Lake Superior. It flows for its entire length in southern St. Louis County...
.
The river flows from Rush Lake in Cloquet Valley State Forest
Cloquet Valley State Forest
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses ; of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.Located in southeast St. Louis County, the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about north of Duluth and southeast of Virginia, in Minnesota's Arrowhead region. ...
and flows generally southwardly. It flows into the Cloquet River 2 miles (3 km) south of Taft, MN
Grand Lake Township, Minnesota
Grand Lake Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,779 at the 2010 census.Within this township, five unorganized communities exist:*Bartlett*Harnell Park*Taft*Twig*Twig StationU.S...
.