Black River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Middle Branch Escanaba River
  elevation
1,391 ft (424 m)[1]

Black River is a 29.8-mile-long (48.0 km)[2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Ely Township of Marquette County at 46°23′53″N 87°46′15″W / 46.39806°N 87.77083°W / 46.39806; -87.77083 (Black River (mouth))[1] and on into Lake Michigan.

The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast Republic Township at 46°28′19″N 87°59′46″W / 46.47194°N 87.99611°W / 46.47194; -87.99611 (Black River (source))[1] and flows generally southeast through north-central Humboldt Township into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River.

Tributaries (from the mouth):

  • Bruce Creek[3]
  • Tower Lake[5]
  • Unnamed stream
    • Nirish Lake[6]
    • Granite Lake[7]
  • Unnamed stream
  • Twin Lake[10]
  • Goose Lake[11]
  • Perch Lake[12]
  • Horseshoe Lake[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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
  3. "Bruce Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Buto Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. "Tower Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. "Nirish Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. "Granite Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. "Lake Lory". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. "Twin Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. "Goose Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. "Perch Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. "Horseshoe Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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