Lester River

The Lester River, is a tributary of Lake Superior, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. It drains an area of.

Course

The Lester River flows for its entire length in southern Saint Louis County. It rises in Gnesen Township and flows generally southeastwardly through the city of Rice [Lake, Minnesota|Rice Lake] and Lakewood Township, turning southward as it nears Lake Superior. It flows into the lake in eastern Duluth.
Lester River is known as Basaabikaa-ziibi in Ojibwe, meaning, though Joseph Gilfillan translated its name as, as the river passes through a canyon between Lester Park, where Amity Creek joins the Lester River, and the mouth of the river.

Lester River bears the name of an early settler.

Along the Lester River are two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are:

Lester River Bridge
US Fisheries Station, Duluth. Built in 1882, the complex is located at the mouth of the Lester River. It is owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth and temporarily housed the Great Lakes Aquarium administrative offices at the beginning of the aquarium's operations. The complex consists of the Hatchery/Bunk-room Building, Boat House, Pump House, Supervisor's Cabin on the south side of Congdon Boulevard, and a Superintendent's House on the north side of Congdon Boulevard. Between 2011 and 2013, it was given an extensive renovation.