Little Carp River (Gogebic-Ontonagon counties) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Little Carp River |
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Country | United States |
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Main source | Porcupine Mountains |
River mouth | Lake Superior 604 ft (184 m) |
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 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 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
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