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Baptism River

Coordinates: 47°20′10″N 91°11′52″W / 47.3360284°N 91.1976635°W / 47.3360284; -91.1976635
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Baptism River
High Falls on the Baptism River, Tettegouche State Park
Baptism River is located in Minnesota
Baptism River
Mouth of the Baptism River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFinland, Minnesota
 • coordinates47°24′48″N 91°14′38″W / 47.4132473°N 91.2437708°W / 47.4132473; -91.2437708[2]
 • elevation1,290 feet (390 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47°20′10″N 91°11′52″W / 47.3360284°N 91.1976635°W / 47.3360284; -91.1976635[2]
 • elevation
600 feet (180 m)
Length8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Basin size53,900 acres (218 km2)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftEast Branch Baptism River, Sawmill Creek, Leskinen Creek, Finland Creek, Oliver Creek
 • rightWest Branch Baptism River, Lindstrom Creek, Crown Creek
WaterfallsHigh Falls, Two Step Falls, Illgen Falls

The Baptism River is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km)[4] river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river source is the confluence of the East Branch Baptism River and the West Branch Baptism River just south of the community of Finland.[1]

The High Falls of the Baptism River, in Tettegouche State Park, is the highest waterfall entirely within the state of Minnesota at 60 feet (18 m). The High Falls on the Pigeon River is higher, but is on the border with Ontario.

Habitat

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The Baptism River is a designated trout stream with populations of brook, brown and rainbow trout, as well as Chinook salmon.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Finland, MN, 7.25 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1978 rev.)
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baptism River
  3. ^ "Lake Superior Streams - Baptism River". LakeSuperiorStreams.org. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
  5. ^ "Trout angling: Northeastern MN". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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