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Au Sable River (Michigan)
River in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Au Sable River (/ɔː ˈsɑːbəl/ aw SAH-bəl) is a 138-mile-long (222 km)[2] river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Rising in the Northern Lower Peninsula, the river flows in a generally southeasterly direction to its mouth at Lake Huron at the communities of Au Sable and Oscoda.It is considered one of the best brown trout fisheries east of the Rockies[3] and has been designated a blue ribbon trout stream by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.[4] A map from 1795 located in the United States Gazetteer calls it the Beauais River.[5] In French, the river is called the Rivière au sable, literally "Sand River".
Au Sable River Beauais River, Rivière au sable | |
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![]() The Au Sable River in Alcona County | |
![]() Map of the Au Sable River | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Frederic Township, Crawford County, Michigan |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Huron at Au Sable, Michigan |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[1] |
Length | 138 miles (222 km) |
Type | Scenic |
Designated | October 4, 1984 |
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![View from bluffs of the Au Sable River in Iosco County, Michigan.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Au_sable_river_Bluffs_near_Iargo_Springs.jpg/640px-Au_sable_river_Bluffs_near_Iargo_Springs.jpg)