Carp River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km)[2] river in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Deer Lake in Ishpeming Township north of Ishpeming at 46°31′58″N 87°40′01″W / 46.53278°N 87.66694°W[1] in the Upper Peninsula.
Carp River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Deer Lake |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m)[1] |
The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay[3] of Lake Superior at 46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W / 46.51861°N 87.38389°W[1] near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.
Tributaries and features edit
From the mouth:
Drainage basin edit
The drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:
- In Marquette County:
Fish Brook Trout
References edit
- ^ a b c "Carp 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 Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 3, 2012
- ^ "Marquette Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Morgan Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Morgan Fals". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lower Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Morgan Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Carp river Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Upper Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Picket Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Nealy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Deer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Gold Mine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cooper Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cooper Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Carp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Larson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.