Huron River (northern Michigan)

Huron River
River
Country USA
State Michigan
District Baraga County
Tributaries
 - left Black Creek, Huron River Little West Branch
 - right Huron River East Branch, Robarge Creek, Huron River Little East Branch
Mouth Lake Superior
 - location near Skanee, Michigan, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
 - elevation 604 ft (184 m)
 - coordinates 46°54′35″N 88°2′12″W / 46.90972°N 88.03667°W / 46.90972; -88.03667Coordinates: 46°54′35″N 88°2′12″W / 46.90972°N 88.03667°W / 46.90972; -88.03667

The Huron River is a 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) river[1] in the northern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Locally, it is commonly called the Big Huron River to distinguish it from the nearby Little Huron River. Another much larger Huron River is in Southeast Michigan.

The east and west branches of the Big Huron rise in L'Anse Township in eastern Baraga County, southeast of Mount Arvon, near the boundary with Marquette County. The East Branch runs through a corner of Marquette County before flowing back into Baraga County. The east and west branches merge in Arvon Township shortly before flowing into Lake Superior a few miles east of Huron Bay.

The Huron River is known for its natural beauty and for rugged recreational uses. It is almost completely unmodified and undeveloped by humans. It flows almost entirely through woodlands and includes a large number of picturesque low waterfalls and rapids. The National Park Service ranks it highly in its Nationwide Rivers Inventory for scenery and geology.[2]

The river is highly regarded for its sport fishing, especially for steelhead trout. Camping and canoeing are also popular, though both are considered difficult due to a lack of supporting facilities.

Scenic waterfalls

The following is a partial list of waterfalls along the Huron River and its branches, generally listed in order heading upstream.

Huron River, mainstream

Huron River East Branch

Huron River West Branch

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 3, 2012
  2. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/states/mi.html "Nationwide Rivers Inventory, Michigan Segments"
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