Boardman River
| Boardman River | |
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 Boardman River between downtown Traverse City and Grand Traverse Bay |
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| Origin |
Union Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan |
| Mouth |
Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Source elevation | 1,090 ft (330 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 580 ft (180 m) |
| Basin area | 295 sq mi (760 km2) |
The Boardman River is a 28.2-mile-long (45.4 km)[2] river that flows into the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. The Boardman's upper tributaries rise near Kalkaska, Michigan, and its watershed drains an area of 295 square miles (760 km2) through 130 miles (210 km) of river and tributaries. The Boardman River is considered one of the top ten trout streams in Michigan.[3] Before entering the Grand Traverse Bay, it becomes Boardman Lake, a natural lake that was originally 259 acres (1.05 km2) in size and increased to 339 acres (1.37 km2) after the Union Street Dam was constructed in 1867.
After flowing through Boardman Lake, the river descends through downtown Traverse City, following a hairpin-shaped course to Grand Traverse Bay. This Traverse City section of the Boardman River is accessible by motorboat from the lakeshore up to a weir upstream from the lakeshore. A short distance upstream from the weir is the Union Street Dam, a small decommissioned mill dam located between Cass and Union Streets.
Three of the dams on the river are going to be removed: Sabin, Boardman and Brown Bridge.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Boardman River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:621666.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 21, 2011
- ^ Boardman River Natural River Plan Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- ^ Dam Project Boardman River Dams Project
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