Floodwood River is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed February 3, 2012 river in
Ontonagon County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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.
The Floodwood River rises from the highlands of southern
Ontonagon Township at
and flows north into
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. Lake Michigan–Huron has a larger combined surface area than Superior, but is normally considered tw ...
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
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. ...
*
Little Cranberry River
*
Cranberry River
* Floodwood River
*
Potato River
References
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Ontonagon County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Superior