Little Carp River (Gogebic-Ontonagon counties)

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[1] in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.

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 river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W 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
  1. "Little 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 Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 1, 2012
  3. "Traders Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "Memengwa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Explorers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  6. "Trappers Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  7. "Wabeno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  8. "Greenstone Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  9. "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.
  11. "Lily Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  12. "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  13. "Trail Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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