Devils River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed November 21, 2011 river in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. It is located mostly in
Alpena County south of the city of
Alpena.
The mouth is on
Thunder Bay
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of
Lake Huron near the small community of
Ossineke in
Sanborn Township. The north branch rises as the outflow of
Devils Lake a few mile north-northwest of Ossineke. The south branch of the river rises in northern
Alcona County near the community of
Spruce in
Caledonia Township and flows mostly north and east to join the north branch near Ossineke, just from the mouth.
The south branch runs closely along the west side of
U.S. Highway 23 for about , before the road crosses both the south and north branches near Ossineke.
An
Ojibwe
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According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
village was once located at the mouth of the river along with two large image stones from which the name of Ossineke (from ''zhingaabe
wasiniigigaabawaad'' meaning "Where the
Image stone
A picture stone, image stone or figure stone is an ornate slab of stone, usually limestone, which was raised in Germanic Iron Age or Viking Age Scandinavia, and in the greatest number on Gotland.The article ''Bildstenar'' in ''Nationalencykloped ...
s stood,"
A History of the Place Names of Alpena County
/ref>) is derived.
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Alpena County, Michigan
Rivers of Alcona County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Huron
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