Black River (Mackinac County)

Black River is an 11.0-mile-long (17.7 km)[2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Michigan at 46°05′37″N 85°20′30″W,[1] approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Naubinway.

Black River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Lake Michigan
• elevation	581 ft (177 m)[1]

The main branch of the river rises at 46°11′59″N 85°22′13″W[1] in a marshy area in eastern Garfield Township near Cranberry Lake Bog.[3] The East Branch rises at 46°08′05″N 85°16′46″W in Hudson Township and joins the main course at 46°05′47″N 85°20′24″W.[4] All of the river's drainage basin is within Mackinac County, much of it within the Lake Superior State Forest.

Tributaries (from the mouth):

• East Branch Black River[4]
  • Borgstrom Creek[5]
• Peters Creek[6]
• Silver Creek[7]
• Bark Creek[8]

References

1. "Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed December 19, 2011
3. "Cranberry Lake Bog". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "East Branch Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
5. "Borgstrom Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
6. "Peters Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
7. "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
8. "Bark Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.