Black River (Mackinac County)
River on the upper peninsula of Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other "Black Rivers" in Michigan, see Black River (Michigan).
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,[1] approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Naubinway.
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Black River | |
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Country | United States |
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• location | Lake Michigan |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[1] |
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The main branch of the river rises at 46°11′59″N 85°22′13″W[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 in Hudson Township and joins the main course at 46°05′47″N 85°20′24″W.[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):