| Black River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Michigan |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [1] |
Black River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km) [2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Michigan at 46°05′37″N 85°20′30″W / 46.09361°N 85.34167°W, [1] approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Naubinway.
The main branch of the river rises at 46°11′59″N 85°22′13″W / 46.19972°N 85.37028°W [1] in a marshy area in eastern Garfield Township near Cranberry Lake Bog. [3] The East Branch rises at 46°08′05″N 85°16′46″W / 46.13472°N 85.27944°W in Hudson Township and joins the main course at 46°05′47″N 85°20′24″W / 46.09639°N 85.34000°W. [4] All of the river's drainage basin is within Mackinac County, much of it within the Lake Superior State Forest.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
References
- ^ a b c "Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Cranberry Lake Bog". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "East Branch Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Borgstrom Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Peters Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bark Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
| Black River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Michigan |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m) [1] |
Black River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km) [2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Michigan at 46°05′37″N 85°20′30″W / 46.09361°N 85.34167°W, [1] approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Naubinway.
The main branch of the river rises at 46°11′59″N 85°22′13″W / 46.19972°N 85.37028°W [1] in a marshy area in eastern Garfield Township near Cranberry Lake Bog. [3] The East Branch rises at 46°08′05″N 85°16′46″W / 46.13472°N 85.27944°W in Hudson Township and joins the main course at 46°05′47″N 85°20′24″W / 46.09639°N 85.34000°W. [4] All of the river's drainage basin is within Mackinac County, much of it within the Lake Superior State Forest.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
References
- ^ a b c "Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Cranberry Lake Bog". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "East Branch Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Borgstrom Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Peters Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bark Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.