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Little Silver River
The Little Silver River is a 10.5 kilometer (6.5 miles) long tributary of the Sturgeon River in Houghton County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States at a elevation of .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed February 3, 2012 Nearby rivers to the Little silver river include Silver River, Perch River and the West Branch Sturgeon River. 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 Houghton County, Michigan {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , 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 total 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. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturgeon River (Houghton County, Michigan)
The Sturgeon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed January 3, 2012 river in Baraga County and Houghton counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. of the river were added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1992. Description The Sturgeon River rises on the glacially-eroded plateau that forms much of southern Baraga County. Flowing westward through the Copper Country State Forest, it enters the Ottawa National Forest north of Watton. The length of the river's course in this national forest has been listed as a wild and scenic river, with designated as wild and as scenic. On this stretch, which crosses and recrosses the border between Baraga County and Houghton County, the river helps to form the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness and flows over Sturgeon Falls. After leaving the Ottawa National Forest west of Baraga, Sturgeon River flows northward, again crossing and recrossing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County (; ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper peninsula, Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Houghton, Michigan, Houghton. Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton. Houghton County is part of the Houghton micropolitan area, Houghton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes Keweenaw County, Michigan, Keweenaw County, and was part of Copper Country during the mining boom of the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. History In 1843, the Upper Peninsula was divided into Mackinac, Chippewa, Marquette, Schoolcraft, Delta, and Ontonagon Counties. In 1845, Houghton County boundaries were defined, with areas partitioned from Marquette and Ontonagon Counties. The new county was named after Douglass Houghton, the new state's first Michi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north, separated from the Canadian province of Ontario at the east end by the St. Marys River, and flanked by Lake Huron and Lake Michigan along much of its south. Although the peninsula extends as a geographic feature into the state of Wisconsin, the state boundary follows the Montreal and Menominee rivers and a line connecting them. First inhabited by Algonquian-speaking native American tribes, the area was explored by French colonists, then occupied by British forces, before being ceded to the newly established United States in the late 18th century. After being assigned to various territorial jurisdictions, it was granted to the newly formed state of Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver River (Michigan)
Silver River may refer to the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Silver River (Keweenaw County), drains to Lake Superior * Silver River (Baraga County), drains to Huron Bay on Lake Superior * Silver River (Baraga–Houghton counties), drains to the Sturgeon River {{authority control Rivers of Michigan Set index articles on rivers of Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perch River
The Perch River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed February 3, 2012 tributary of the Sturgeon River in Iron County and Baraga County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The Perch River begins at the outlet of Perch Lake in Bates Township and flows north through Ottawa National Forest to the Sturgeon River. 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 Iron County, Michigan Rivers of Baraga County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Superior {{Michigan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturgeon River (Michigan)
Sturgeon River may refer to any of the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Sturgeon River (Delta County, Michigan) — The Sturgeon River rises as outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at and flows primarily southward into the Big Bay de Noc at . ** The West Branch Sturgeon River rises at and flows southeast into the main stream at . ** A post office named Sturgeon River opened near the mouth of the river on July 23, 1891. The name was changed to St. Jacques on June 22, 1904. It closed on November 30, 1913, re-opened April 11, 1919, and was discontinued on July 31, 1955. * Sturgeon River (Houghton County, Michigan) — The Sturgeon River rises in Baraga County at near Nestoria and empties into Portage Lake in the Keweenaw Waterway at . ** The West Branch Sturgeon River rises in western Houghton County at and enters the main branch at at Pelkie. * Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County, Michigan) — The Sturgeon River rises in Otsego County near Gaylo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Other waterways are listed when they have articles. The state has over 300 named rivers. Several names are shared by different rivers; for example, there are eight Pine Rivers and seven Black Rivers. In four cases there are two rivers of the same name in one county. In these cases extra information such as alternate name or body of water they flow into has been added. In alphabetical order A–C *Anna River (Michigan), Anna River *Au Gres River *Au Sable River (Michigan), Au Sable River *Au Train River *Bad River (Michigan), Bad River *Baldwin River (Michigan), Baldwin River *Baltimore River *Bark River (Michigan), Bark River *Bass River (Michigan), Bass River *Battle Creek River *Tiffin River, Bean Creek (called Tiffin River in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
