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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.
Little Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPorcupine Mountains
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior
 • elevation
604 ft (184 m)[1]

The Little Carp River is a 15-mile-long (24 km)[2] 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))[1] 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.[1]

Tributaries and features (from the mouth):

  • Traders Falls[3]
  • (left) Memengwa Creek[4]
  • Explorers Falls[5]
  • Trappers Falls[6]
  • (right) Wabeno Creek[7]
  • Greenstone Falls[8]
  • Overlooked Falls[9]
  • (right) Blowdown Creek[9]
  • (right) Beaver Creek[10]
  • Lily Pond[11]
  • Mirror Lake[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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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