Baptism River
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General data
- Name: Baptism River
- Water system: St. Lawrence River
- Water type: River
- Progression: Lake Superior -> St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario) -> Lake Huron -> St. Clair River -> Lake St. Clair (North America) -> Detroit River -> Lake Erie -> Niagara River -> Lake Ontario -> St. Lawrence River -> Gulf of St. Lawrence -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Continental
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
The Baptism River is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) river of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
The river source is the confluence of the East Branch Baptism River and the West Branch Baptism River just south of the community of Finland.
The High Falls of the Baptism River, in Tettegouche State Park, is the highest waterfall entirely within the state of Minnesota at 60 feet (18 m). The High Falls on the Pigeon River is higher, but is on the border with Ontario.