The Tobacco River is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km)[1] river in Keweenaw County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.[2] It rises at the outlet of Thayer Lake and flows east, then south, to Lake Superior, which it joins near the village of Gay.
| Tobacco River | |
|---|---|
 The Tobacco River as it empties into Lake Superior. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Thayer Lake |
| • coordinates | 47°17′29″N 88°15′16″W / 47.2913111°N 88.2545523°W |
| Mouth | Lake Superior |
• location | Gay |
• coordinates | 47°13′53″N 88°08′53″W / 47.2313101°N 88.1481669°W |
• elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Length | 14.0 miles (22.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bruneau Creek, Snake Creek |
| • right | Black Creek |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 3, 2012
- ^ "Report for: Tobacco River". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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