Baptism River

River in Minnesota, United States

47°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 featuresTributaries • leftEast Branch Baptism River, Sawmill Creek, Leskinen Creek, Finland Creek, Oliver Creek • rightWest Branch Baptism River, Lindstrom Creek, Crown CreekWaterfallsHigh 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

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

References

^ ^a ^b Finland, MN, 7.25 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1978 rev.)
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baptism River
^ "Lake Superior Streams - Baptism River". LakeSuperiorStreams.org. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
^ 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
^ "Trout angling: Northeastern MN". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 25, 2021.