Brule River (Minnesota)

There is also a Brule River and Brule Lake which form part of the boundary between Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Michigan.

The Brule River is a river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and flows 40.4 miles (65.0 km)^[1] east and southeast, terminating at Lake Superior approximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Grand Marais, Minnesota, within the boundaries of Judge C. R. Magney State Park.^[2]^[3] A major tributary is the South Brule River, which rises at the east end of Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Brule River is a name derived from the French meaning "burnt".^[4]

Half of the river disappears into a pothole known as "the Devil's Kettle" in Judge C. R. Magney State Park.

References

North Shore streams of Minnesota

Saint Louis River Lester River Sucker River Knife River Encampment River Gooseberry River Split Rock River Beaver River Baptism River Manitou River Caribou River Temperance River Cross River Poplar River Cascade River Devil Track River Brule River Pigeon River

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