Mitchigan River

The Mitchigan River is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)[1] stream in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] It flows into the Fence River at 46°17′27″N 88°09′58″W / 46.29083°N 88.16611°W / 46.29083; -88.16611 in northeast Iron County in Mansfield Township. The Fence River is a tributary of the Michigamme River, which is itself a tributary to the Menominee River, flowing to Lake Michigan. The Mitchigan River has its source in the southeast corner of Baraga County at 46°24′58″N 88°08′05″W / 46.41611°N 88.13472°W / 46.41611; -88.13472.[2] It flows mostly southward along the boundary between Iron and Marquette counties, crossing briefly into western Marquette County.

Named tributaries from the mouth include:

  • Outflow from Little Chief Lake in Marquette County
    • Outflow from Chief Lake in Marquette County
      • Outflow from Springhole Lake in Marquette County
  • Outflow from Bullhead Lake in Marquette County
  • West Branch Mitchigan River, which rises at 46°25′30″N 88°09′00″W / 46.42500°N 88.15000°W / 46.42500; -88.15000 in southeast Baraga County[3]
    • Leonard Creek, which rises in northeast Iron County at 46°23′10″N 88°09′13″W / 46.38611°N 88.15361°W / 46.38611; -88.15361[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mitchigan River
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Mitchigan River
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leonard Creek


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