Black River (Mackinac County)

May 08, 2024

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 / 46.09361; -85.34167 (Black River (mouth)),^[1] approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Naubinway.

Black River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Lake Michigan
• elevation	581 ft (177 m)^[1]

The main branch of the river rises at 46°11′59″N 85°22′13″W / 46.19972°N 85.37028°W / 46.19972; -85.37028 (Black River (source))^[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 / 46.13472; -85.27944 (East Branch Black River (source)) in Hudson Township and joins the main course at 46°05′47″N 85°20′24″W / 46.09639°N 85.34000°W / 46.09639; -85.34000 (East Branch Black River (mouth)).^[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):

East Branch Black River^[4]
- Borgstrom Creek^[5]
Peters Creek^[6]
Silver Creek^[7]
Bark Creek^[8]

References edit

^ ^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 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.

May 08, 2024

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