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It rises in the northwestern corner of Wisconsin, out of Upper St. Croix Lake in Douglas County, near Solon Springs, approximately 20 mi (32 km) south of Lake Superior. It flows south to Gordon, then southwest. It is joined by the Namekegon River in northern Burnett County, then encounters and forms the boundary between Minnesota and Wisconsin, flowing generally south, past St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin and Stillwater, Minnesota, the oldest settlement in Minnesota. It joins the Mississippi at Prescott, Wisconsin, approximately 20 mi (32 km) southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota.

The upper reaches of the river in Wisconsin below the St. Croix Flowage , 15 mi (24 km) downstream from its source, as well as the Namekagon River, are protected as the St. Croix National Scenic Waterway .

The lower 27 mi (43 km) of both sides of the river along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border are protected as part of the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Waterway . The protected area includes the Dalles of the St. Croix River , a scenic gorge, located near Interstate State Park , south of St. Croix Falls.

A hydroelectric plant at St. Croix Falls supplies power to the Minneapolis-St. PaulThe Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the surrounding area is the most highly-populated area in Minnesota and the 15th-largest metropolitan area in the United States as of the 2000 census. Minneapolis is the largest city in the state, and nearby metropolitan area.

See also

• List of Minnesota riversThis is a list of rivers in the state of Minnesota in the United States Cedar River Cottonwood River Crow River Crow Wing River Des Moines River Long Prairie River Minnesota River Mississippi River Pigeon River Platte River Pomme de Terre River Rainy Rive
• List of Wisconsin riversThis is a list of rivers in the U. state of Wisconsin East Branch Pecatonica River Fox River of Wisconsin Fox River of Illinois and Wisconsin Kickapoo River Menominee River Mississippi River Montreal River Oconto River Peshtigo River Pecatonica River Rock