Mitchigan River

Not to be confused with the Michigan River in north central Colorado.

The Mitchigan River is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)^[1] stream in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.^[2] It flows into the Fence River at 46°17′27″N 88°09′58″W in northeast Iron County in Mansfield Township. The Fence River is a tributary of the Michigamme River, which is itself a tributary to the Menominee River, flowing to Lake Michigan. The Mitchigan River has its source in the southeast corner of Baraga County at 46°24′58″N 88°08′05″W.^[2] It flows mostly southward along the boundary between Iron and Marquette counties, crossing briefly into western Marquette County.

Named tributaries from the mouth include:

• Outflow from Little Chief Lake in Marquette County
  • Outflow from Chief Lake in Marquette County
    • Outflow from Springhole Lake in Marquette County
• Outflow from Bullhead Lake in Marquette County
• West Branch Mitchigan River, which rises at 46°25′30″N 88°09′00″W in southeast Baraga County^[3]
  • Leonard Creek, which rises in northeast Iron County at 46°23′10″N 88°09′13″W^[4]

References

1. 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
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mitchigan River
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Mitchigan River
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leonard Creek