Pike River (Michigan)
| Pike River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Mouth | |
• location | Portage Lake Chassell Township, Houghton County, Michigan |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m)[1] |
The Pike River is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km)[2] stream in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The river begins in Portage Township at 46°56′28″N 88°35′38″W / 46.94111°N 88.59389°W, flows northeast into Chassell Township, and empties into Pike Bay of Portage Lake at 47°01′21″N 88°31′26″W / 47.02250°N 88.52389°W[1] near the community of Chassell.
The Sturgeon River runs to the east, and for its entire course, the Pike River is within approximately 3 miles (5 km) of the Sturgeon River, both converging in Portage Lake. To the west, also within approximately 3 miles (5 km), is the North Branch of the Otter River, which flows to the southwest in the opposite direction of the Pike River. The North Branch Otter River empties into the Otter River, which turns to the northeast into Otter Lake and then feeds the Sturgeon River.
References
- ^ a b "Pike River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 3, 2012