
The Brule River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011 river in the
U.S. states of
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, ...
and
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
. Nearly, almost all of the course forms a portion of the boundary between the two states.
The Brule begins at
Brule Lake, just inside the Michigan border, at . It winds east and southeast until joining with the
Michigamme River at to form the
Menominee River and on into
Lake Michigan
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.
The Brule River is stocked with many types of trout. These include Brook, and Brown trout
The Brule is popular for canoeing, spanning about with several stop/start points somewhat evenly spread out. The Brule's flow is much more reliable compared to several other surrounding rivers, due to its "untouched" quality. There is only one dam on the river that affects the water level, but that is located on Brule Island near the end of the Brule just below the
Paint River.
Much of the land on both sides of the river is publicly owned with several good campsites available. Fishing is exceptional, with brook and brown trout in the upper areas and tributaries. Smallmouth bass and northern pike can be found in abundance in the lower sections.
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Iron County, Michigan
Bodies of water of Florence County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Forest County, Wisconsin
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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