The Pike River is an
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Houghton County in the
U.S. state
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The river begins in
Portage Township at , flows northeast into
Chassell Township, and empties into Pike Bay of
Portage Lake at
near the community of
Chassell.
The
Sturgeon River runs to the east, and for its entire course, the Pike River is within of the Sturgeon River, both converging in Portage Lake. To the west, also within approximately , is the North Branch of the
Otter River, which flows to the southwest, opposite of the Pike River. The North Branch Otter River empties into the Otter River, which turns northeast into Otter Lake and then feeds the Sturgeon River.
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Houghton County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Superior