Durant Rapids is a stretch of rapids in St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the Northern Minnesota Wetlands region. It lies about 23.1 miles north of Mountain Iron and roughly 80.3 miles northwest of Duluth as the crow flies.
The Northern Minnesota Wetlands are a flat expanse of peat bogs, conifer swamps and lakes on the bed of a former glacial lake. Waterfalls occur on rivers that cross ledges of ancient bedrock.
There are 3 recorded rapids in St. Louis County. Twite Rapids, is under a mile away. Elbow Rapids, is about 10.4 miles away.
Durant Rapids is located at 47.8422° N, 92.8116° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.