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

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on the

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in the

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. Via the Menominee River, its water flows to

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. The Michigamme River flows from Lake Michigamme in Marquette County, through

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, 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.

References

National Weather Service, Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service
Inflow to Michigamme Reservoir

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