Temperance River

Temperance River
Temperance River at Temperance River State Park
Temperance River is located in Minnesota
Temperance River
Mouth of the Temperance River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBrule Lake
 • coordinates47°55′42″N 90°46′54″W / 47.9282453°N 90.7817286°W / 47.9282453; -90.7817286
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior
 • coordinates
47°33′12″N 90°52′25″W / 47.5532°N 90.8735°W / 47.5532; -90.8735
 • elevation
697 ft (212 m)
Length39 miles (63 km)
Basin size198 square miles (510 km2)

The Temperance River is a 39.2-mile-long (63.1 km)[1] river in northern Minnesota. It drains into Lake Superior along its north shore just south of Tofte. It flows out of Brule Lake in Cook County generally south towards its mouth within Temperance River State Park. Its name is supposedly a pun on its lack of a sand bar.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temperance River