Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationDeer Lake
Mouth 
  location
Lake Superior
  elevation
604 ft (184 m)[1]

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 / 46.53278; -87.66694 (Carp River (source))[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 / 46.51861; -87.38389 (Carp River (mouth))[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]
  • Carp Creek[18]
    • (left) Larson Creek[19]

Drainage basin

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

Fish Brook Trout

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carp River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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
  3. "Marquette Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Morgan Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. "Morgan Fals". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. "Lower Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. "Morgan Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. "Carp river Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. "Upper Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. "Picket Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. "Nealy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. "Deer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  14. "Gold Mine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  15. "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  16. "Cooper Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  17. "Cooper Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  18. "Carp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  19. "Larson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.



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