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'''Black River''' is a {{convert|78.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed November 21, 2011</ref> river in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]], flowing mostly northward through four [[Northern Michigan]] counties: [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego]], [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency]], [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle]], and [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]. The Black River flows into the [[Cheboygan River]] at {{coord|45|36|13|N|84|27|47|W|}}, just south of the city of [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]], and then into [[Lake Huron]]. The main branch of the Black River rises in [[Charlton Township, Michigan|Charlton Township]] in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County.<ref name=gnis-BR /> The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in [[Vienna Township, Montmorency County, Michigan|Vienna Township]] in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the [[Rainy River (Michigan)|Rainy River]] all rise in northern Montmorency County. |
'''Black River''' is a {{convert|78.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviewer.nationalmap.gov%2Fviewer%2F |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed November 21, 2011</ref> river in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]], flowing mostly northward through four [[Northern Michigan]] counties: [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego]], [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency]], [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle]], and [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan]]. The Black River flows into the [[Cheboygan River]] at {{coord|45|36|13|N|84|27|47|W|}}, just south of the city of [[Cheboygan, Michigan|Cheboygan]], and then into [[Lake Huron]]. The main branch of the Black River rises in [[Charlton Township, Michigan|Charlton Township]] in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County.<ref name=gnis-BR /> The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in [[Vienna Township, Montmorency County, Michigan|Vienna Township]] in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the [[Rainy River (Michigan)|Rainy River]] all rise in northern Montmorency County. |
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[[File:Black river cheboygan county.jpg|300px|thumb|Black River in [[Cheboygan County]], south of [[Black Lake (Michigan)|Black Lake]].]] |
[[File:Black river cheboygan county.jpg|300px|thumb|Black River in [[Cheboygan County]], south of [[Black Lake (Michigan)|Black Lake]].]] |
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Revision as of 17:16, 3 November 2016
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Charlton Township, Otsego County, Michigan |
Mouth | |
• location | Cheboygan River in Benton Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan |
• elevation | 594 feet (181 m)[1] |
Length | 79 mi (127 km) |
Black River is a 78.8-mile-long (126.8 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through four Northern Michigan counties: Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan. The Black River flows into the Cheboygan River at 45°36′13″N 84°27′47″W / 45.60361°N 84.46306°W, just south of the city of Cheboygan, and then into Lake Huron. The main branch of the Black River rises in Charlton Township in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County.[1] The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in Vienna Township in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the Rainy River all rise in northern Montmorency County.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Black_river_cheboygan_county.jpg/300px-Black_river_cheboygan_county.jpg)
Tributaries (from the mouth):
- (left) Beechnut Creek[3]
- (left) Myers Creek[4]
- (right) Wixon Creek
- (left) Spring Creek[5]
- (left) Section Seven Creek[6]
- (left) Owens Creek[7]
- (right) Long Lake Creek[10]
- Long Lake[11]
- Black Lake[12]
- Cains Creek[13]
- Doriva Beach Creek[14]
- Rainy River[15]
- Stony Creek (also known as Strong Creek)[24]
- Stewart Creek[25]
- Fisher Creek[26]
- Upper Black River (portion above Black Lake)[1]
- (right) Milligan Creek[27]
- (right) Welch Creek[34]
- (right) Gillis Creek[35]
- (left) Bowen Creek[36]
- (right) Sturgis Creek[37]
- (right) Lyons Creek[38]
- (right) Gregg Creek[39]
- (left) Tomahawk Creek[40]
- (left) Canada Creek[44]
- (right) Oxbow Creek[45]
- (left) Bear Den Lake[46]
- (left) Horsehead Lake[47]
- Wildfowl Lake (also known as Upper Horsehead Lake)[48]
- (right) Little Joe Lake (also known as Horseshoe Lake)[49]
- (left) Lake Geneva (also known as Scotty Lake)[50]
- Virginia Lake (also known as Perch Lake)[51]
- (right) Montague Creek[52]
- (right) Van Hetton Creek[53]
- Muskellunge Lake[56]
- (right) Oxbow Creek[45]
- (right) McMasters Creek[61]
- (left) East Branch Black River (rises in the Green Swamp of northwest Montmorency County)[65]
- (right) Stewart Creek[69]
- Stewart Lake (also known as Sally Lake)[70]
- (right) Hardwood Creek[71]
- (left) Hodge Creek[72]
- (right) Tubbs Creek[73]
- (right) Saunders Creek[74]
- Mud Creek[75]
- (right) Little Mud Creek[76]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed November 21, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechnut Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myers Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Section Seven Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Lakes Outlet
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cains Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doriva Beach Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cold Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Rainy River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Rainy River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Upper Rainy River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River Flooding
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Tomahawk Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Tomahawk Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stony Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisher Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milligan Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stony Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adair Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gokee Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weed Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis Branch Adair Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsey Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welch Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gillis Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgis Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyons Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gregg Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomahawk Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Francis Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Tomahawk Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Tomahawk Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canada Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oxbow Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Den Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horsehead Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildfowl Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Joe Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Geneva
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virginia Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montague Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Hetton Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Town Corner Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Town Corner Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muskellunge Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pug Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valentine Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Packer Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McMasters Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little McMasters Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West McMasters Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Black River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foch Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Line Lakes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rattlesnake Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardwood Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodge Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tubbs Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saunders Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Mud Creek