The Michigamme River (/ˈmɪʃəɡɒmi/ mish-ə-GAH-mee) is a 67.0-mile-long (107.8 km)[1] tributary of the Menominee River on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Via the Menominee River, its water flows to Lake Michigan.
| Michigamme River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
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| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°57′12″N 88°11′43″W / 45.9532863°N 88.1954106°W |
| Length | 67.0 miles (107.8 km) |
The Michigamme River flows from Lake Michigamme in Marquette County, through Dickinson County, Michigamme Reservoir, Peavy Pond and Michigamme Lake in Iron County to its confluence with the Brule River, forming the Menominee River. The confluence can be viewed from the dam on Michigamme Lake. In addition, there is a spillway from the Paint River which flows into Peavy Pond.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
Further reading
edit- Scott, I.D. (1921) Inland Lakes of Michigan Michigan Geological Society.
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