Bark River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011 river
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on the
Upper Peninsula
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of the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. The river flows into
Green Bay on
Lake Michigan
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in
Ford River Township about southwest of
Escanaba
Escanaba ( ), commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on Little Bay de Noc in the state's Upper Peninsula. The population was 12,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest city i ...
at .
The Bark River rises from the outflow of Second Lake (which is fed by Pine Creek and the outflow of First Lake) on the boundary between
Delta County and
Menominee County at . The North Branch Bark River rises in a marshy area just east of
Schaffer, Michigan in
Bark River Township and joins the main course at .
The Bark River was named by some of the first railroad engineers in the area who saw a great quantity of
bark floating on the water.
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Delta County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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