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379:. Highway 61 was built by Minnesota's state highway department beginning in 1926, and was completely paved by 1940. During this time the highway department acquired 200 acres (0.81 km) of land at the mouth of the river where Highway 61 crosses it, which in 1957 were organized into the present state park. The
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Temperance is not currently regulated, but during the early 20th century, dams on Brule Lake, used in conjunction with some limited logging in the region of the Brule River, have modified how much water escapes into either river. In 1925, a 112-foot-long (34 m) canal was blasted
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Temperance has a drainage basin of 198 square miles (510 km), which is the fourth
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Temperance River flows 39 miles (63 km) between its source, Brule Lake, and its mouth. Brule Lake is unusual in that it has two outlets. The Temperance flows from its western outlet, and carries approximately half of the flow leaving the lake, while the South Brule River carries the other
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Minnesotan rivers, and the blasting was likely connected to this development. It has been variously blamed on land speculators trying to convince buyers that the Brule had enough flow to be a viable source of hydroelectric power, or upon
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between Brule Lake and the South Brule River, while a dam was built to close off its outlet into the
Temperance, all without the permission of Minnesota's Game and Fish Department. These were later repaired, using nearby boulders, brush, and two bags of cement. During the 1920s,
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rivers, which gives it a warmer water temperature and more steady flow than streams further to the south. After this, it proceeds to flow directly over the bedrock which is entirely igneous, formed during the formation of the
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