Black River (Marquette County)
| Black River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Middle Branch Escanaba River |
• elevation | 1,391 ft (424 m)[1] |
Black River is a 29.8-mile-long (48.0 km)[2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Ely Township of Marquette County at 46°23′53″N 87°46′15″W / 46.39806°N 87.77083°W / 46.39806; -87.77083 (Black River (mouth))[1] and on into Lake Michigan.
The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast Republic Township at 46°28′19″N 87°59′46″W / 46.47194°N 87.99611°W / 46.47194; -87.99611 (Black River (source))[1] and flows generally southeast through north-central Humboldt Township into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
- Bruce Creek[3]
- Buto Lake[4]
- Tower Lake[5]
- Unnamed stream
- Nirish Lake[6]
- Granite Lake[7]
- Unnamed stream
- Lake Lory[8]
- Mud Lake[9]
- Twin Lake[10]
- Goose Lake[11]
- Perch Lake[12]
- Horseshoe Lake[13]
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
- ^ "Bruce Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Buto Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tower Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Nirish Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Granite Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lake Lory". 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.
- ^ "Twin Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Goose Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Perch Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Horseshoe Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.