Lester River

The Lester River, is a 19.3-mile-long (31.1 km)[1] tributary of Lake Superior, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. It drains an area of 58 square miles (150 km2).

Lester River
Native nameBasaabikaa-ziibi  (Ojibwe)
Physical characteristics
MouthLake Superior
Length19.3 mi (31.1 km)
Basin size58 sq mi (150 sq km)

Course

The Lester River flows for its entire length in southern Saint Louis County. It rises in Gnesen Township and flows generally southeastwardly through the city of Rice Lake and Lakewood Township, turning southward as it nears Lake Superior. It flows into the lake in eastern Duluth.

Lester River is known as Basaabikaa-ziibi in Ojibwe, meaning "Rocky Canyon River", though Joseph Gilfillan translated its name as "River that comes through a worn hollow place in the rock," as the river passes through a canyon between Lester Park, where Amity Creek joins the Lester River, and the mouth of the river.

History

Lester River bears the name of an early settler.[2]

Historical structures

Along the Lester River are two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are:

  • Lester River Bridge (Bridge No. 5772)
  • US Fisheries Station, Duluth. Built in 1882, the complex is located at the mouth of the Lester River. It is owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth and temporarily housed the Great Lakes Aquarium administrative offices at the beginning of the aquarium's operations. The complex consists of the Hatchery/Bunk-room Building, Boat House, Pump House, Supervisor's Cabin on the south side of Congdon Boulevard, and a Superintendent's House on the north side of Congdon Boulevard. Between 2011 and 2013, it was given an extensive renovation.[3]
  • A stream flowing into the Lester River in Duluth
  • Lester River Bridge near Lake Superior
  • U.S. Fisheries station during renovation in 2012
  • U.S. Fisheries station after renovation

See also

References
  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. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 492.
  3. Cheryl Reitan (May 2013). "Fish Hatchery Renovation". Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  • Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota place names: a geographical encyclopedia. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
  • Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.

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