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Saint Croix River
river, United States
Saint Croix River, tributary of the Mississippi River, rising in Douglas county, Wisconsin, U.S., in the northwestern part of the state. It flows 164 miles (264 km) southwestward into the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wisconsin, about 20 miles (32 km) south of St. Paul, Minnesota. For 130 miles (210 km) upstream from its mouth, it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota. At Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, the river cuts through Interstate Park; parts of the river are designated a national scenic waterway. A hydroelectric plant at St. Croix Falls furnishes power for St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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