| Little Carp River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Porcupine Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m) [1] |
Little Carp River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) [2] river in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River rises at 46°45′54″N 89°44′44″W / 46.76500°N 89.74556°W [1] in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.
The river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W / 46.75611°N 89.90028°W approximately one mile from the mouth of the Carp River. [1]
Tributaries and features (from the mouth):
- Traders Falls [3]
- (left) Memengwa Creek [4]
- Explorers Falls [5]
- Trappers Falls [6]
- (right) Wabeno Creek [7]
- Greenstone Falls [8]
- Overlooked Falls [9]
- (right) Blowdown Creek [9]
- (right) Beaver Creek [10]
- Lily Pond [11]
- Mirror Lake
[12]
- Trail Creek [13]
- ^ a b c "Little 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 May 1, 2012
- ^ "Traders Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Memengwa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explorers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trappers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wabeno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Greenstone Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park unit map" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Recreation Division.
- ^ "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lily Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trail Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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| Little Carp River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Porcupine Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m) [1] |
Little Carp River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) [2] river in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River rises at 46°45′54″N 89°44′44″W / 46.76500°N 89.74556°W [1] in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.
The river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W / 46.75611°N 89.90028°W approximately one mile from the mouth of the Carp River. [1]
Tributaries and features (from the mouth):
- Traders Falls [3]
- (left) Memengwa Creek [4]
- Explorers Falls [5]
- Trappers Falls [6]
- (right) Wabeno Creek [7]
- Greenstone Falls [8]
- Overlooked Falls [9]
- (right) Blowdown Creek [9]
- (right) Beaver Creek [10]
- Lily Pond [11]
- Mirror Lake
[12]
- Trail Creek [13]
- ^ a b c "Little 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 May 1, 2012
- ^ "Traders Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Memengwa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explorers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trappers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wabeno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Greenstone Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park unit map" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Recreation Division.
- ^ "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lily Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trail Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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