Little Carp River (Gogebic-Ontonagon counties)
| 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 / 46.76500; -89.74556 (Little Carp River (source))[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 / 46.75611; -89.90028 (Little Carp River (mouth)) 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]
References
- ^ 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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