Carp_River_(Marquette_County)
Carp River (Marquette County)
River in Michigan, United States
For other "Carp Rivers" in Michigan, see Carp River (Michigan).
Carp River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km)[2] river in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Deer Lake in Ishpeming Township north of Ishpeming at 46°31′58″N 87°40′01″W[1] in the Upper Peninsula.
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Carp River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Deer Lake |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m)[1] |
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The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay[3] of Lake Superior at 46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W[1] near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.
From the mouth:
The drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:
- In Marquette County:
Fish Brook Trout
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 3, 2012
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