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The Huron river chain of lakes consists of an eight-mile (13 km) connection of nine lakes: Big Portage, Little Portage, Baseline, Zukey,
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, Whitewood, Gallagher, Ore, and Tamarack Lake.


Geography

The chain is a watershed of the
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and covers northern
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and southern Livingston County in
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. Big Portage, Little Portage, Base Line, Zukey, Strawberry, Whitewood and Gallagher can all be navigated by normal watercraft, however, Ore and Tamarack are only accessible by small watercraft. The lakes are connected by no-wake canals and are mainly navigated by order of Little Portage, Big Portage, Baseline, Whitewood, Gallagher, Strawberry, and Zukey. Big Portage is with the deepest point at , making it the largest lake on the chain. Strawberry Lake is the second largest at with its deepest point at .


History

During the 18th century French fur traders traveled from
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to Big Portage by way of the Huron River.''Boating World''; v. 22 no. 170 (June 2001) pp. 46-8


See also

*
List of lakes in Michigan This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The United States, American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: * 62,798 lakes ≥ * 26,266 lak ...


References


External links


Huron River Net
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