BWCA Rivers and Streams	Yodeler Creek, BWCAW Photo © 1999 by Earl J.S. Rook
Region 2 - The Northwest Border Lakes

Index

Echo River Drainage - North and West into Crane Lake
Loon River Drainage - North and West into Lake Vermilion
Little Indian Sioux Drainage - North into Loon Lake
Lac la Croix Basin - North into Lac la Croix
Boulder River Drainage - North and East into Lac la Croix
Iron Lake Basin - North into Iron Lake

Echo River Drainage
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Knute Creek - North Knute Creek West Herriman Creek	Knute Lake North Knute Lake Herriman Lake	Echo River Knute Creek Echo River	1.3 .1 1.2	121 0 98	93 0 82
Hunting Shack River Camp 97 Creek Picket Cree Kabustasa Creek	Unnamed Bog Unnamed Pond Picket Lake Unnamed Bog	Echo River Echo Lake Echo Lake Echo Lake	8.8 3.8 9.2 1.8	151 112 151 0	17 29 16 0

Loon River Drainage
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Baylis Creek • South Baylis Creek No Name Creek Beaver Stream • Wolfpack Creek • Nugget Creek • Gaunt Creek Heritage Creek • Pageant Creek • Yodeler Creek • Woksapiwi Creek Beatty Creek	Baylis Lake Baylis Creek Unnamed Bog Unnamed Pond Wolfpack Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Pond Heritage Lake Pageant Lake Unnamed Pond Woksapiwi Lake Beatty Lake	Loon River Baylis Creek Loon River Loon River Beaver Stream Beaver Stream Beaver Stream Loon Lake Heritage Creek Lynx Lake Shell Lake Loon Lake	2.7 0.8 2.5 7.1 1.1 0.9 2.7 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.7 1.4	108 134 220 194 59 0 30 72 62 59 27 121	40 168 88 27 54 0 11 30 31 24 10 86
Loon River	Lac la Croix	Vermilion Lake	7.9	65	8

Little Indian Sioux North Drainage
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Little Indian Sioux	Echo Trail	Loon Lake	8.7	190	22
Pauness Creek Jeanette Creek • Nigh Creek • Screwgee Creek • Carol Creek Range Line Creek	Unnamed Pond Jeanette Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Unnamed Pond Unnamed Bog	Little Indian Sioux Little Indian Sioux Jeanette Lake Jeanette Creek Jeanette Creek Little Indian Sioux	1.0 5.0 3.1 1.2 0.8 4.1	88 109 36 56 3 92	88 22 12 47 4 22

Lac la Croix Basin
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Auchagah Creek Section 8 Creek • Slim Creek • Fat Creek Beartrack Creek Gun Creek Trygg Creek Takucmich Creek • Tesaker Creek Wabang Creek Yabut Creek Shaman Creek	Auchagah Lake Slim Lake Unnamed Bog Fat Lake Beartrack Lake Unnamed Pond Trygg Lake Takucmich Lake Tesaker Lake Wabang Lake Yabut Lake Shaman Lake	Lac la Croix North Lake Slim Lake Slim Lake Lac la Croix Lac la Croix Lac la Croix Lac la Croix Takucmich Lady Boot Bay Lady Boot Bay Lady Boot Bay	0.4 1.3 0.7 0.8 4.1 2.2 .1 .4 .1 .85 .75 1.3	98 39 7 82 125 151 65 17 23 88 191 105	245 30 10 103 30 69 650 43 230 104 255 81
Pocket Creek • Gebeonequet Creek • Charm Creek • Hag Creek • Mantle Creek • Finger Creek • East Pocket Creek • North Pocket Creek • Hustler River • Range Line Creek • Brigand Creek • Contentment Creek • Thumb Creek	Pocket Lake Gebeonequet Lake Charm Lake Hag Lake Mantle Lake Finger Lake Unnamed Lake Unnamed Bog Hustler Lake Range Line Lake Brigand Lake Contentment Lake Unnamed Pond	Lac la Croix Pocket Creek Gebeonequet Lake Gebeonequet Lake Pocket Creek Pocket Creek Pocket Lake Pocket Lake Finger Lake Hustler River Contentment Lake Thumb Lake Thumb Lake	1.0 1.2 .2 2.6 1.5 1.1 .4 .6 3.7 1.5 .2 .1 1.0	10 49 20 109 89 50 37 69 88 79 7 56 36	10 41 100 42 59 45 93 115 24 53 35 560 36
Bottle River	Lac la Croix	Bottle Lake	1.3	0	0

Boulder River Drainage
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Boulder River	Lake Agnes	Lac la Croix	3.4	13	3.8
Dahlgren River • Batista Creek Stuart River Mule Creek • North Mule Creek • Upper Mule Creek • South Mule Creek Contest Creek Jerry Creek Swamp Creek • East Swamp Creek Baldpate Creek Boulder Creek	Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Baldpate Lake Mule Lake Unnamed Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Contest Lake Jerry Lake West Swamp Lake East Swamp Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog	Boulder River Dahlgren River Stuart Lake Stuart River Mule Creek Mule Lake Mule Lake Stuart River Stuart River Stuart River Swamp Creek Baldpate Lake Boulder River	5.0 1.8 9.1 3.5 .8 .6 .5 .1 1.1 1.1 .6 .7 1.4	79 69 154 69 39 128 56 0 66 53 39 13 59	16 38 17 20 49 213 112 0 60 48 65 19 42
Nina Moose River Oyster River • Rocky Creek • Chase Creek • Manes Nord Creek • W. Manes Nord • Shohola Creek Ramshead Creek • Lamb Creek • Meander Creek • South Meander • Clora Creek Moose River • Johns Creek Portage River • Legend Creek • So. Legend Creek •Bill Creek	Nina Moose Lake Oyster Lake Rocky Lake Chase Lake Unnamed Pond Unnamed Pond Shohola Lake Ramshead Lake Lamb Lake Meander Lake Unnamed Pond Unnamed Bog Big Moose Lake Unnamed Pond Big Rice Lake Upper Legend Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog	Lake Agnes Nina Moose River Oyster Lake Rocky Lake Oyster Lake Manes Nord Creek Manes Nord Creek Nina Moose River Ramshead Lake Ramshead Lake Meander Creek Meander Creek Nina Moose Lake Moose River Nina Moose Lake Portage River Legend Creek Portage River	3.5 2.5 .3 .1 4.7 1.3 1.2 .9 .1 5.1 1.9 2.0 12.8 2.5 16.4 1.4 1.4 1.2	59 43 29 20 88 13 56 33 6 160 102 52 154 79 167 62 105 29	17 17 97 200 19 10 47 37 60 31 54 26 12 32 10 44 75 24

Iron Lake Basin
Name	Origin	End	Length (Miles)	Drop (Feet)	Drop (/mile)
Rush Creek • Fox Creek South Rush Creek	Rush Lake Fox Lake Unnamed Bog	Iron Lake Rush Lake Iron Lake	.9 .4 .7	46 6 78	51 15 111
Beartrap River • Sterling Creek • So. Sterling Creek • Sundial Creek • Spring Creek • Second Creek • Old Squaw Creek	Beartrap Lake Sterling Lake Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog Unnamed Bog	Iron Lake Beartrap River Sterling Lake Beartrap River Beartrap River Spring Creek Spring Creek	8.0 1.5 4.8 1.0 8.7 2.5 1.3	141 52 148 108 164 174 29	18 35 31 108 19 70 22

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