Tobacco River
The Tobacco River as it empties into Lake Superior.
Tobacco River (Keweenaw County, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Tobacco River (Keweenaw County, Michigan)
Tobacco River (Keweenaw County, Michigan) is located in the United States
Tobacco River (Keweenaw County, Michigan)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
Physical characteristics
SourceThayer Lake
  coordinates47°17′29″N 88°15′16″W / 47.2913111°N 88.2545523°W / 47.2913111; -88.2545523
MouthLake Superior
  location
Gay
  coordinates
47°13′53″N 88°08′53″W / 47.2313101°N 88.1481669°W / 47.2313101; -88.1481669
  elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Length14.0 miles (22.5 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftBruneau Creek, Snake Creek
  rightBlack Creek

The Tobacco River is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km)[1] river in Keweenaw County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.[2] It rises at the outlet of Thayer Lake and flows east, then south, to Lake Superior, which it joins near the village of Gay.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 3, 2012
  2. "Report for: Tobacco River". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 June 2021.



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