Black River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Charlton Township, Otsego County, Michigan |
Mouth | |
• location | Cheboygan River in Benton Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |
• elevation | 594 feet (181 m)[1] |
Length | 79 mi (127 km) |
Black River is a 78.8-mile-long (126.8 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through four Northern Michigan counties: Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan. The Black River flows into the Cheboygan River at 45°36′13″N 84°27′47″W / 45.60361°N 84.46306°W, just south of the city of Cheboygan, and then into Lake Huron. The main branch of the Black River originates in Charlton Township in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County.[1] The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in Vienna Township in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the Rainy River all rise in northern Montmorency County.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
- (left) Beechnut Creek[3]
- (left) Myers Creek[4]
- (right) Wixon Creek
- (left) Spring Creek[5]
- (left) Section Seven Creek[6]
- (left) Owens Creek[7]
- (right) Long Lake Creek[10]
- Long Lake[11]
- Black Lake[12]
- Cains Creek[13]
- Doriva Beach Creek[14]
- Rainy River[15]
- Stony Creek (also known as Strong Creek)[24]
- Stewart Creek[25]
- Fisher Creek[26]
- Upper Black River (portion above Black Lake)[1]
- (right) Milligan Creek[27]
- (right) Welch Creek[34]
- (right) Gillis Creek[35]
- (left) Bowen Creek[36]
- (right) Sturgis Creek[37]
- (right) Lyons Creek[38]
- (right) Gregg Creek[39]
- (left) Tomahawk Creek[40]
- (left) Canada Creek[44]
- (right) Oxbow Creek[45]
- (left) Bear Den Lake[46]
- (left) Horsehead Lake[47]
- Wildfowl Lake (also known as Upper Horsehead Lake)[48]
- (right) Little Joe Lake (also known as Horseshoe Lake)[49]
- (left) Lake Geneva (also known as Scotty Lake)[50]
- Virginia Lake (also known as Perch Lake)[51]
- (right) Montague Creek[52]
- (right) Van Hetton Creek[53]
- Muskellunge Lake[56]
- (right) Oxbow Creek[45]
- (right) McMasters Creek[61]
- (left) East Branch Black River (rises in the Green Swamp of northwest Montmorency County)[65]
- (right) Stewart Creek[69]
- Stewart Lake (also known as Sally Lake)[70]
- (right) Hardwood Creek[71]
- (left) Hodge Creek[72]
- (right) Tubbs Creek[73]
- (right) Saunders Creek[74]
- Mud Creek[75]
- (right) Little Mud Creek[76]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 21, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechnut Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myers Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Section Seven Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Lakes Outlet
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Lakes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cains Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doriva Beach Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cold Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Rainy River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Rainy River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Upper Rainy River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River Flooding
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Tomahawk Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Tomahawk Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stony Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisher Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milligan Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stony Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adair Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gokee Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weed Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis Branch Adair Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsey Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welch Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gillis Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgis Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyons Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gregg Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomahawk Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Francis Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Tomahawk Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Tomahawk Lakes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canada Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oxbow Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Den Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horsehead Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildfowl Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Joe Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Geneva
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virginia Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montague Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Hetton Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Town Corner Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Town Corner Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muskellunge Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pug Lakes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valentine Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Packer Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McMasters Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little McMasters Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West McMasters Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Black River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foch Lakes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Line Lakes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rattlesnake Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardwood Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodge Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tubbs Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saunders Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Mud Creek