Black River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011 river on the
Upper Peninsula of the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The river flows into the Middle Branch
Escanaba River in
Ely Township of
Marquette County at
and on into
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that o ...
.
The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast
Republic Township at
and flows generally southeast through north-central
Humboldt Township into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
* Bruce Creek
** Buto Lake
* Tower Lake
* Unnamed stream
** Nirish Lake
** Granite Lake
* Unnamed stream
** Lake Lory
** Mud Lake
* Twin Lake
* Goose Lake
* Perch Lake
* Horseshoe Lake
References
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Marquette County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan