Cheboygan River
Cheboygan River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mullett Lake |
• elevation | 594 ft (181 m)[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Huron at Cheboygan |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[2] |
Length | 7.0 mi (11.3 km) |
The Cheboygan River (/ʃəˈbɔɪɡən/ shə-BOY-gən)[3] is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The seven-mile (11 km)[4] river flows from Mullett Lake to Lake Huron,with its mouth in the city of Cheboygan.[2] The river forms part of the Inland Waterway, a 38-mile-long (61 km) series of lakes and rivers that nearly connect Little Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan, with Lake Huron. The Black River is the largest tributary of the Cheboygan River.
Description
The Cheboygan River descends 13 feet (4.0 m) in its 6-mile (9.7 km) length, from 594 feet (181 m) above sea level, the level of Mullett Lake, to Lake Huron at 581 feet (177 m) above sea level. The river and other sections of the Inland Waterway are made accessible by
The mouth of the Black River, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Cheboygan, is a noted spot to look for bald eagles and other fish-eating raptors.
In Cheboygan itself,
The mouth of the Cheboygan River into Lake Huron is marked by the Cheboygan Crib Light.
The river forms the boundary between Benton Township and Inverness Township before flowing into the city of Cheboygan. The river forms the port of Cheboygan and serves as a dock for the ferry boat to Bois Blanc Island and the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw.[6]
History
Cheboygan was founded as a
The river is the namesake for the city and county.[7]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mullett Lake
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheboygan River
- ISBN 9780877795469.
Che•boy•gan \shi-'bȯi-gən\.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 21, 2011
- ^ "Cheboygan authority approves river bridge design". Cheboygan Daily Tribune. 2008-11-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
- ^ Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (10th ed.). DeLorme. 2002.
- ^ "Bibliography on Cheboygan County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 19, 2013.