Carp River (Marquette County)

Carp River
Basin
Main source	Deer Lake
River mouth	Lake Superior 604 ft (184 m)[1]
Countries	United States

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 / 46.53278°N 87.66694°W^[1] in the Upper Peninsula.

The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay^[3] of Lake Superior at 46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W / 46.51861°N 87.38389°W^[1] near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

• (right) Morgan Creek (also known as Gordons Creek and Little Carp River)^[4]
  • Morgan Falls^[5]
  • Lower Carp River Fall^[6]
  • Morgan Pond^[7]
• Carp River Lake^[8]
• (left) Mud Lake (also known as Beaver Creek Meadow and Beaver Meadow)^[9]
• Upper Carp River Falls^[10]
• (right) Picket Lake^[11]
• (right) Nealy Creek^[12]
• Deer Lake^[13]
  • Gold Mine Creek^[14]
    • North Lake^[15]
  • Cooper Creek^[16]
    • Cooper Lake^[17]
• Carp Creek^[18]
  • (left) Larson Creek^[19]

Drainage basin

The drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:

• In Marquette County:
  • Ely Township
  • City of Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming Township
  • City of Marquette
  • Marquette Township
  • City of Negaunee
  • Negaunee Township
  • Sands Township
  • Tilden Township

References

1. "Carp River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 3, 2012
3. "Marquette Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Morgan Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
5. "Morgan Fals". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
6. "Lower Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
7. "Morgan Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
8. "Carp river Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
9. "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
10. "Upper Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
11. "Picket Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
12. "Nealy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
13. "Deer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
14. "Gold Mine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
15. "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
16. "Cooper Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
17. "Cooper Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
18. "Carp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
19. "Larson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.