| 词条 | Lester River | ||
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The Lester River, is a {{convert|19.3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[1] tributary of Lake Superior, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. It drains an area of {{convert|58|sqmi}}. CourseThe 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. HistoryLester River bears the name of an early settler.[2] Historical structuresAlong the Lester River are two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are:
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References1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed May 7, 2012 2. ^{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA492|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=492}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.d.umn.edu/external-affairs/homepage/13/fish-hatchery.html|title=Fish Hatchery Renovation|author=Cheryl Reitan|date=May 2013|access-date=July 3, 2016}}
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