The Whitefish River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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of the

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. The mouth of the river is in Delta County at on the

Little Bay De Noc Little Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay. The bay, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres (120 km²), is enclosed by Delta County. The cities of Escan ...

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. The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of the east and west branches at . The east branch rises out of Trout Lake in southwest

Alger County Alger County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 8,842. Its county seat is Munising, Michigan, Munising. The Pictured ...

. The west branch rises in southeast Marquette County.

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