Little Pigeon River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationKoehler Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Mouth 
  location
Mullett Lake, Cheboygan County, Michigan
  elevation
600 ft (180 m)[1]
Length6.0 miles (9.7 km)

The Little Pigeon River is a 6.0-mile-long (9.7 km)[2] stream in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The stream rises in Koehler Township at 45°23′13″N 84°29′56″W / 45.38694°N 84.49889°W / 45.38694; -84.49889 (Little Pigeon River (source)),[1] out of a marshy area fed by Kimberly Creek[3] approximately one mile north of the community of Afton.

The stream flows mostly north and west into Mullett Lake at Pigeon River Bay[4] at 45°26′29″N 84°33′21″W / 45.44139°N 84.55583°W / 45.44139; -84.55583 (Little Pigeon River (mouth)), which is nearly the same mouth as that of the Pigeon River. The course of the Little Pigeon River runs within approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) or less of the Pigeon River for most of its length.

Tributaries

From the mouth:

  • (left) Silver Creek[5]
  • (left) North Branch Little Pigeon River[7]
    • (right) Morrow Creek[8]
  • (left) Middle Branch Little Pigeon River[9]
  • Kimberly Creek[3]

References



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