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Fall River (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 47°44′27″N 90°23′20″W / 47.7407250°N 90.3889988°W / 47.7407250; -90.3889988
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Fall River
Rose Bush River
Fall River (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Fall River (Minnesota)
Mouth of the Fall River
Native nameOginekan (Ojibwe)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGrand Marais, Minnesota
 • coordinates47°46′18″N 90°22′13″W / 47.7715578°N 90.3703849°W / 47.7715578; -90.3703849
Mouth 
 • location
Good Harbor Bay, Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47°44′27″N 90°23′20″W / 47.7407250°N 90.3889988°W / 47.7407250; -90.3889988
Length3.3-mile-long (5.3 km)

The Fall River is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It drops 860 feet (260 m) in elevation to Lake Superior over the final 2.2 miles (3.5 km) of its course.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fall River