Title: St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota) - Wikipedia
Headings: St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)
St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)
Contents
Geography and hydrography
Conservation efforts
Naming
History
Fur trade
Logging
Cities and towns
Bridge crossings
Commerce and recreation
Further reading
See also
References
External links

Content: -92.80278
Length
169 mi (272 km)

Discharge

• location
Prescott, WI
• average
6,374 cu/ft. per sec. Basin features
Tributaries

• left
Sunrise River, Snake River, Kettle River
• right
Apple River, Yellow River, Namekagon River, Eau Claire River (St. Croix River), Kinnickinnic River

National Wild and Scenic River
Type
Scenic, Recreational
Designated
October 2, 1968
Part of
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway


The St. Croix River (French: Holy Cross) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 169 miles (272 km) long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The lower 125 miles (201 km) of the river form the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The river is a National Scenic Riverway under the protection of the National Park Service. A hydroelectric plant at St. Croix Falls supplies power to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. Contents
1 Geography and hydrography
2 Conservation efforts
3 Naming
4 History
4.1 Fur trade
4.2 Logging
5 Cities and towns
6 Bridge crossings
7 Commerce and recreation
8 Further reading
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Geography and hydrography
The St. Croix River rises in the northwestern corner of Wisconsin, out of Upper St. Croix Lake in Douglas County, near Solon Springs, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Lake Superior. It flows south to Gordon, then southwest.