The Michigamme River ( ) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the
Menominee River
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed Dece ...
on the
Upper Peninsula
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of
Michigan
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in the
United States
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. Via the Menominee River, its water flows to
Lake Michigan
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.
The Michigamme River flows from
Lake Michigamme in
Marquette County, through
Dickinson County Dickinson County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Dickinson County, Iowa
* Dickinson County, Kansas
* Dickinson County, Michigan
See also
* Dickenson County, Virginia
Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonw ...
,
Michigamme Reservoir,
Peavy Pond and Michigamme Lake in
Iron County to its confluence with the
Brule River
The Brule River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin. Nearly the entire course forms a portion of t ...
, forming the Menominee River. The confluence can be viewed from the dam on Michigamme Lake. In addition, there is a spillway from the
Paint River which flows into Peavy Pond.
See also
*
Mansfield Township, Michigan
Mansfield Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7. ...
*
Republic Island
References
National Weather Service, Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service Inflow to Michigamme Reservoir
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Marquette County, Michigan
Rivers of Dickinson County, Michigan
Rivers of Iron County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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