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Little Carp River (Gogebic-Ontonagon counties)

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For other "Little Carp Rivers" in Michigan, see Little Carp River. River in the United States
Little Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPorcupine Mountains
Mouth 
 • locationLake Superior
 • elevation604 ft (184 m)

The Little Carp River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) river in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River rises at 46°45′54″N 89°44′44″W / 46.76500°N 89.74556°W / 46.76500; -89.74556 (Little Carp River (source)) in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.

The river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W / 46.75611°N 89.90028°W / 46.75611; -89.90028 (Little Carp River (mouth)) approximately one mile from the mouth of the Carp River.

Tributaries and features (from the mouth):

  • Traders Falls
  • (left) Memengwa Creek
  • Explorers Falls
  • Trappers Falls
  • (right) Wabeno Creek
  • Greenstone Falls
  • Overlooked Falls
  • (right) Blowdown Creek
  • (right) Beaver Creek
  • Lily Pond
  • Mirror Lake
    • Trail Creek

References

  1. ^ "Little Carp River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 1, 2012
  3. "Traders Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Memengwa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. "Explorers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. "Trappers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. "Wabeno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. "Greenstone Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park unit map" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Recreation Division.
  10. "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. "Lily Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. "Trail Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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