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Floodwood River (Michigan)
Floodwood River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 river in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Floodwood River rises from the highlands of southern Ontonagon Township at and flows north into Lake Superior at approximately 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: * Little Iron River * Iron River * Mineral River * Little Cranberry River The Little Cranberry River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 river in Ontonagon County, on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the United States. It i ... * Cranberry River * Floodwood River * Potato River References {{authority control Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Ontonagon County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Ontonagon County ( ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. Its territory had been organized as part of Chippewa and Mackinac counties. With increasing population in the area, more counties were organized. After Ontonagon was organized, it was split to create Gogebic County. It is also the westernmost U.S. county that uses the Eastern Time Zone. The county is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be loosely derived from an Ojibwe language word ''noojitoon ziibi'', meaning "hunting river." A French transliteration, ''Nantounagon,'' identified the river on a 1670 French map. Alternatively, and perhaps more accurately, it is said to be derived from the Ojibwa ''onagon'', which means "dish" or "bowl." ''See'' List of Michigan county name etymologies. Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Superior
Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh water. The northern and westernmost of the Great Lakes of North America, it straddles the Canada–United States border with the province of Ontario to the north and east, and the states of Minnesota to the northwest and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. It drains into Lake Huron via St. Marys River, then through the lower Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. Name The Ojibwe name for the lake is ''gichi-gami'' (in syllabics: , pronounced ''gitchi-gami'' or ''kitchi-gami'' in different dialects), meaning "great sea". Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote this name as "Gitche Gumee" in the poem '' The Song of Hiawatha'', as did Gordon Lightfoot in his song " The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald''". Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicization, gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe language, Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontonagon Township, Michigan
Ontonagon Township ( ) is a civil township of Ontonagon County Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The co ... in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,253 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.36%) is water. Communities * The village of Ontonagon is located within the township. References {{authority control Townships in Ontonagon County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontonagon, Michigan
Ontonagon ( ) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and only village of Ontonagon County. The village is located within Ontonagon Township, at the mouth of the Ontonagon River on Lake Superior. Industry was centered on the Smurfit-Stone Container production facility at the river mouth until the plant closed in 2010. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (3.89%) is water. Transportation Major highways * * * Airport The village is served by the Ontonagon County Airport (KOGM). Railroads Ontonagon was formerly the terminus of the Milwaukee Road Chippewa-Hiawatha. While service ended in 1953, Ontonagon station remains today. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 1,285 people residing in the village. The population density was . There were 893 housing units at an average density of . 2010 census A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Iron River
The Little Iron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 river in western Ontonagon County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Ontonagon County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron River (Iron County, Michigan)
The Iron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed December 19, 2011 river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It flows from northwest to southeast through the city of Iron River to the Brule River. It is part of the Menominee River watershed, flowing to Lake Michigan. The river was named from a visible outcrop of iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the ... along its banks. References Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Iron County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Michigan {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineral River
The Mineral River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 tributary of Lake Superior on the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It flows for its entire length in western Ontonagon County, Michigan, Ontonagon County, rising in the Ottawa National Forest and flowing generally northward to meet Lake Superior about west-southwest of Ontonagon, Michigan, Ontonagon. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Mineral River" as the stream's name in 1976; according to the Geographic Names Information System it has also been known historically as "Beaver Creek". See also *List of Michigan rivers References Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Ontonagon County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Cranberry River
The Little Cranberry River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 river in Ontonagon County, on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranberry River (Michigan)
The Cranberry River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 river in Ontonagon County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Ontonagon County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potato River (Michigan)
The Potato River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed February 3, 2012 river in Ontonagon County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. See also *List of rivers of Michigan This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ... References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Ontonagon County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
