| Floodwood River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ontonagon County |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 600 ft (180 m)[1] |
Floodwood River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km)[2] river in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The Floodwood River rises from the highlands of southern Ontonagon Township at 46°43′13″N 89°23′04″W / 46.72028°N 89.38444°W[1] and flows north into Lake Superior at 46°50′58″N 89°23′51″W / 46.84944°N 89.39750°W[1] approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the village of Ontonagon.
The Floodwood is one of several nearly parallel streams draining the highlands of Ontonagon Township. Other nearby rivers (from west to east) include:
References
- 1 2 3 "Floodwood River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 3, 2012
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