Carp River (Marquette County)

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 / 46.53278; -87.66694 (Carp River (source))[1] in the Upper Peninsula.

Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDeer 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 / 46.51861; -87.38389 (Carp River (mouth))[1] near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.

Tributaries and features edit

From the mouth:

  • (right) Morgan Creek (also known as Gordons Creek and Little Carp River)[4]
    • Morgan Falls[5]
    • Lower Carp River Fall[6]
    • Morgan Pond[7]
  • Carp River Lake[8]
  • (left) Mud Lake (also known as Beaver Creek Meadow and Beaver Meadow)[9]
  • Upper Carp River Falls[10]
  • (right) Picket Lake[11]
  • (right) Nealy Creek[12]
  • Deer Lake[13]
  • Carp Creek[18]
    • (left) Larson Creek[19]

Drainage basin edit

The drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:

Fish Brook Trout

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Carp River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Marquette Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Morgan Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Morgan Fals". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Lower Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ "Morgan Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^ "Carp river Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ^ "Upper Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. ^ "Picket Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. ^ "Nealy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. ^ "Deer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  14. ^ "Gold Mine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  15. ^ "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  16. ^ "Cooper Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  17. ^ "Cooper Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  18. ^ "Carp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  19. ^ "Larson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.