The Ocqueoc River ( ') is

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Presque Isle County Presque Isle County ( ') is a county in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 12,982. The county seat is Rogers City. The county was authorized by state legislative action on April 1, 184 ...

in the northeastern part of the

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in the

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. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed November 21, 2011 and encompasses a watershed of approximately .Ocqueoc River Watershed Management Plan
2005, Ocqueoc River Watershed Commission, Accessed 22 August 2010 The word ''Ocqueoc'' comes from a French term meaning "crooked waters", which aptly describes the winding Ocqueoc River.

Description and course

The Ocqueoc River is the largest river entirely within Presque Isle County and drains several lakes, including Ocqueoc Lake, and receives a few tributaries, the largest being the Little Ocqueoc River and Silver Creek. The Ocqueoc River's source is in southern Bismarck Township at approximately southeast of the village of Millersburg, which with a population 263 people at the 2000 Census is the largest community in the watershed. Ocqueoc Falls are the largest

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s in the

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of Michigan with a drop of about . The falls and the Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway, which offers groomed winter trails and summer hiking trails, are a

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attraction of Presque Isle County. The Ocqueoc River is one of the few rivers in the Lower Peninsula to flow north. The Ocqueoc River flows through a limestone

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region, and some of its tributaries, notably the Little Ocqueoc, are not continuous on the surface but flow through subterranean systems for part of their course. The upper reaches of the river's watershed is swampy with cedar, tamarack, balsam, poplar, aspen and black ash common. The warmer upper ranges have more warm-water fish including sunfish, pike and bass, while the lower cooler part of the river has salmon and trout.

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dipping is a style of fishing used near the mouth of the Ocqueoc.

Drainage basin

The Ocqueoc River drainage basin includes all or portions of the following townships and municipalities in

: * Bearinger Township Bismarck Township * Case Township * Millersburg * Moltke Township * Ocqueoc Township A very small portion of the watershed is located in northern Montmorency County but contains no surface water.

Named tributaries

Named waterbodies with direct surface flow into the Ocqueoc River system, from the mouth: * Ocqueoc Lake * (right) Orchard Lake ** Mud Lake * (left) Silver Creek * (left) Little Ocqueoc River ** (right) Fox Creek * (left) Indian Creek * Upper Barnhart Lake ** (right) McIntosh Lake * Lower Barnhart Lake ** (left) Mud Lake * Lake Nettie ** (left) Bullhead Lake ** (right) Lake Ann ** (left) Horseshoe Lake ** (right) Lake Emma *** Moores Lake ** (right) Marl Bed Lake

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