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River in Michigan, United States
Carp River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km)
[2] river in
Marquette County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan . The Carp River is formed by the outflow of
Deer Lake in
Ishpeming Township north of
Ishpeming at
46°31′58″N 87°40′01″W / 46.53278°N 87.66694°W / 46.53278; -87.66694 (Carp River (source) )
[1] in the
Upper Peninsula .
The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay
[3] of Lake Superior at
46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W / 46.51861°N 87.38389°W / 46.51861; -87.38389 (Carp River (mouth) )
[1] near the
Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of
Marquette .
Tributaries and features
From the mouth:
(right) Morgan Creek (also known as Gordons Creek and Little Carp River)
[4]
Morgan Falls
[5]
Lower Carp River Fall
[6]
Morgan Pond
[7]
Carp River Lake
[8]
(left) Mud Lake (also known as Beaver Creek Meadow and Beaver Meadow)
[9]
Upper Carp River Falls
[10]
(right) Picket Lake
[11]
(right) Nealy Creek
[12]
Deer Lake
[13]
Carp Creek
[18]
Drainage basin
The
drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:
Fish
Brook Trout
References
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a
b
c
"Carp 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 January 3, 2012
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"Marquette Bay" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Morgan Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Morgan Fals" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lower Carp River Falls" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Morgan Pond" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Carp river Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Mud Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Upper Carp River Falls" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Picket Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Nealy Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Deer Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Gold Mine Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"North Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Cooper Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Cooper Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Carp Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Larson Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .