Oronto Bay is an arm of

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 ...

between Marble Point in Iron County,

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 ...

and Little Girls Point in

Gogebic County Gogebic County ( or ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,380. The county seat is Bessemer. Gogebic County is the westernmost county in Michigan, and is one of four ...

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 includes part of the Bad River Reservation. The Montreal River, which forms the border between the two states, empties into the bay after roaring over

Superior Falls Superior Falls is a waterfall situated on the Montreal River, which forms the border between Iron County, Wisconsin and Gogebic County, Michigan, United States. The falls drop before the Montreal River empties into Lake Superior at Oronto Bay. ...

. To the west of the Montreal, Saxon Harbor is a harbor of refuge adjacent to Oronto Creek in Wisconsin.

References

Bays of Wisconsin Bays of Michigan Bodies of water of Gogebic County, Michigan Bodies of water of Iron County, Wisconsin Bays of Lake Superior {{IronCountyWI-geo-stub