Black River (Gogebic County)
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For other "Black Rivers" in Michigan, see Black River (Michigan).
The Black River is a 41.1-mile-long (66.1 km)[2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly in Gogebic County into Lake Superior at 46°40′03″N 90°02′57″W.[1] Its source at 46°18′54″N 90°01′15″W[1] is a boreal wetland on the border with Iron County, Wisconsin. The northern section of the river, 14 miles (23 km) within the boundaries of the Ottawa National Forest, was designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1992.
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Country | United States |
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• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 600 ft (180 m)[1] |
Type | Scenic |
Designated | March 3, 1992 |
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At the Lake Superior mouth of the Black River is Black River Harbor, a former fishing station where commercial fishermen brought in cargoes of lake trout. The North Country Trail crosses the river here via a suspension footbridge.