A STATE WA TER TRAIL GUIDE T O THE UPP ER ST. L OUIS RIVER (I ncludes the Whitef a ce River) Parkville Biwabik Superior National Forest Pineville Colby Mountain Iron Franklin River Lake Belgrade Cave Embarrass River Big Lake Lake 110 Colwin Lake Belgrade 110 Aurora Swamp 73 DM & I R.R. River West Virginia Partridge Lake Creek NORTHSHORE Kinney Virginia 135 110 DULUTH, MISSABE & Cranberry Pike McKinley Lake 100 Hoyt Lakes Black Stone 200 Elcor Lake Cedar Island Lake Mashkenode White IRON RANGE Lake Lake Lake Seven LakeBeaver Buhl Partridge Whitewater 135 Forge R.R. Skibo 169 Rainy Lake Lake 110 Mud Junction 160 165 Lake Carry-in Access Midway Gilbert ST. LOUIS Skibo Round West Manganika Salt Lake 4 Lake 25 Lake Hush 185 Laird Cr. Two Rivers Largo RIVER Trailer Access DM & I R.R. Pettit Doherty Reservior Deep Lake Esquagama Skibo Mill Lake Eveleth 37 Leaf Lake 195 73 Majestic MINING Great Scott Lake 170 Lake Hush Cr. Campground W.M.A. Genoa Silver Neff 180 Leonidas Sparta Horseshoe Lake 100 Lake Hwy 110 190 Pine De Forest Lake Long Lake 110 Watercraft Campsite Snowden Bass North Twin Lake Sherwood Ely Lake 155 Lake Hjalmer Lake Scott Wolf 175 Lake Dam 37 River Co Rd 346 Hibbing 7 South Twin Lake Superior National Forest Mud CO. DM & I R.R. Elbow 53 Lost River Mile East Lake Lake Lake Creek Creek River 452 Spruce St. Mary’s Creek Ramshaw Lake Frying Pan Whiteface Ely 150 169 Rapids Lake CO. LOUIS ST. Iron 346 LAKE CO. R.R. Shiver Breda 25 Junction Palo Br. Store McQuade Kirk Hay Cr. 108 Two Designated Public Land Lake West Embarrass N. Long Cr. 145 100 Lake Route Description of the Upper St. Louis River Pleasant 95 95 Creek 37 37 Cherry Lake 140 W.M.A. = Wildlife Management Area Creek Creek Harvey Lake 7 Forbes Townline Rd Cedar 4 NOTE: (R) and (L) represent right and left banks of the river 122.5-121.2 Class I rapids. Two Rivers Dam Co Rd 315 Lake Loon when facing downstream. Keenan Moon Lake 121.0 Powerline crosses. Lake Coe Hen 25 Half Moon Sayer Lake 121.0(R) Watercraft campsite. NORTH Forbes Peary Lake 135 Lake 16 Elbow 16 16 16 RIVER MILE 120.8(R) Confluence of West Two Rivers. 130 Water (reflects most likely canoe route, paddling distances may vary) Powerlines Mud Hen Hen 125 53 Creek 116.3 County Road 312 bridge. Riley DULUTH, WINNIPEG & PACIFIC R.R. 16 Lake Rivers Makinen 200 Seven Beaver Lake. Carry-in access south of 113.0(R) Carry-in access, County Road 27 bridge. Forbes Little Tony Hen Little Mud USFS Campgrounds BURLINGTON NORTHERN RIVER Hen Lake 5 Access Lake Mud Branch lake on Round Lake. Access accessible only by 110.1(L) Watercraft campsite. Clover Powerline I Lake South 107.1(L) Watercraft campsite. Water ATV. Twin Lake Water Section 14 198.7 Railroad trestle. 106.5 Railroad trestle. 120 Lake Markham 25 Lake 115 193.6(R) Confluence of Stone Creek. 105.2 County Road 436 bridge. Onega 108 4 Linwood 7 Lake 188.5(R) Skibo Landing trailer access. 99.0 (L) Confluence of Stony Creek, long series of class I & SANTA FE R.R. Bluebill Lake Elliot Little Markham Lake Hen Lake 188.5(R) Confluence of Laird Creek. rapids. East Zim 27 Zim Round Hiekkila Access Lake Long Markham 183.9(L) County Road 110 bridge, carry-in access. 99.0 (L) Watercraft campsite. Perch Lake Creek Lake 108 Lake 27 Fig Lake Whiteface 98.9 Class I rapids and small island. Central Lakes S Access 181.9(R) Confluence of Hush Creek. Little 110 Stone Lake Reservior Swan Murphy River Hay 181.4(R) Hush carry-in access. 98.4 County Road 230 bridge. Lake Lake West Swan 175.2(L) County Road 346 trailer access. 98.0 (R) Confluence of East Swan River. 83 Part of East Stone Lake Cloquet West Lake Augusta 65 172.2 County Road 346 bridge. 94.2 (L) Carry-in access, County Road 52 bridge. Stone Bobcat Swan Fens Valley ST. LOUIS State Lake Morcom 164.6(R) Confluence of Partridge River. 93.8 (R) Confluence of Sand Creek. Forest Lake 164.2 County Road 100 bridge. 90.8 (L) Watercraft campsite. Casco Paleface 90.0 County Road 156 bridge. River 105 59 151.9 State Highway 4 bridge. River Creek 4 7 148.1 County Road 108 bridge. 89.2 Powerline crosses. Tower Creek 144.5(R) County Road 95 carry-in access, bridge. 87.1 County Road 133 bridge. 60 5 83 Comstock Gimlet Cr. Creek 141.1(R) Confluence of Embarrass River. 81.3 Powerline crosses. Fermoy Berg Lake Dent W.M.A. Dinham Lake Bear Lake 80.7 County Road 29 bridge. Lake River 136.0 County Road 957 bridge. 100 Zim Wilson Lake 28 W.M.A. Lake Coolidge 79.4 (L) Confluence of Whiteface River. 134.4(L) Confluence of Mud Hen Creek. I 28 Lower B URLING T ONTHERN URLING RT NOB Schubert Comstock 132.9 US Highway 53 bridge. 78.5 (R) Carry-in access. Stony Creek Lake Lake Sax 55 129.5 Railroad trestle. 78.0 (L) Watercraft campsite. W.M.A. Cameron 83 Lake Palo Cr 128.7 Powerline crosses. 75.8 Powerline crosses. Sand 59 DU L TUH, MISSABE & L DU Creek Bug Creek Powerline 50 128.6 Powerline crosses. 72.9 (R) Trailer access .5 mile up on Floodwood River. Whiteface 95 r. 127.9(R) Carry-in access, Forbes Dam. Portage on right. River level gauge. Whiteface Branch ’s C Joki Cr. 40 45 W & PD R.R. West Toivola 35 126.9 Powerline crosses. 72.8 County Road 8 bridge, City of Floodwood. Station Toivola 52 52 Cotton Cloquet Valley State Forest 125.9(L) Carry-in access, County Road 7 bridge. 72.5 (R) Confluence of Floodwood River. Deadman Long I Lake Creek 125.8 Railroad trestle. 5 25 Kelsey Strand Rush 53 Lake Creek Lake 124.1(R) Confluence of Elbow River. Dumblane 30 & TA FE SAN R.R. Powerline Kauppi Bug Boudler 123.4 County Road 788 borders the river, no bridge. 7 Lake Schisler I R ON RANGE R.R.R I Williams Creek Lake Jenkins Lake Shaw 90 20 Little Whiteface Elmer River W.M.A. Route Description of the Whiteface River (not a designated water trail) River Payne Lieuna Powerline Whiteface Lake 5 Esswhtar Trail Little NOTE: (R) and (L) represent right and left banks of 38.2 Highway 53 bridge, City of Cotton. Lake Stewart River West Little River 4 the river when facing downstream. 36.5(R) Confluence of Paleface River. Thompson Little River Skunk 44 Lake Branch Meadowlands 15 34.5 County Road 52 bridge. Briar Lake Stewart Creek Boudler Knife 133 133 133 * Whiteface has no recreational manangement, 31.5(R) Confluence of Deadman’s Creek. Lake River Barrs Creek River Joula Creek users should be aware that area is primitive State 12 29 Whiteface 30.5 Powerline crosses. Lake with no formal facilities. River 29.5(L) Confluence of Jenkins Creek. Reservior 10 7 Knife State 27.5 County Road 7 bridge. 85 Powerline Cloquet 47 Forest RIVER MILE Island Two Whiteface 27.5 Railroad trestle. Sucker Creek Lake Captain 44 River 11 Otter Birch Shore Harbors 26.5 Railroad trestle. Jacobson Big Creek 66.0 Enter Whiteface Reservior, there is River 26.2 Class I rapids. Island Lake Reservior RIVER Maple Leaf a trailer access and a campsite at the Lake 26.0(R) Confluence of Joki Creek. 4 44 Stanley 9 61 5 Creek 5 Baden north end of the reservior. 23.0 County Road 29 bridge. Jacobs 47 Lake 66.0 Trailer access. 15.5(L) Confluence of Little Whiteface 29 Knife Powerline Aerie 66.0 Dam. Short portage left around Schultz 40 Lake Prosit River. Lake Spider dam. Horseshoe Maney 13.0 County Road 133 bridge. Co Rd 29 80 Lake Cr Muskrat 64.9 Highway 4 bridge. Whiteface Crooked 9.5 Powerline crosses. 44 Little 42 River Lake 59.9(L) Confluence of Gimlet Creek. 73 Little 47 8.2 County Road 5 bridge. Sunshine North Creek Cameron Knife 53.5(L) Confluence of Palo Creek. Lake Lake 40 River 6.2 (L) Confluence of Otter Creek. Lester 61 50.5 County Road 52 bridge. Eagle River 4 (L) Confluence of Spider Creek. French CO. LOUIS ST. Sucker LAKE CO. 48.8 Railroad trestle. 4 Lake Powerline ST. LOUIS 0 Whiteface enters the St. Louis River 43 Lake Superior 47.1(L) Confluence of Bug Creek. at River Mile 78.5. River Knife River 75 5 Creek 40.5 County Road 52 bridge. 48 43 River 61 Floodwood Fish Lake 38.8 Powerline crosses. Reservior 2 Floodwood River Level Gauge 8 Arlberg 0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles 8 8 Canosia Culver 53 33 W.M.A. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers STATE WATER TRAIL MAP A STATE WATER TRAIL GUIDE TO THE UPPER ST. LOUIS RIVER (Includes the Whiteface River) Upper St. Louis River “...in that moment when you ease the canoe from the bank into the current, you sense that you are a part of something very old and precious. It is a moment that should be guarded jealously and handed down with care.” John C. Sawhill Forward from The River Reader mndnr.gov/watertrails FORBES ACCESS/DAM ON COUNTY ROAD 16; HOLLY SANDBO The Upper St. Louis and Whiteface through beautiful stands of aspen, birch, maple, sun-warmed banks or bars, elevated above water, Planning a Safe River Trip • Camp only in designated campsites, which are Rivers red and white pine, spruce and fir.