- Misery River
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Misery River Origin Lake Roland, Houghton County, Michigan Mouth Misery Bay, Lake Superior Basin countries United States Mouth elevation 607 ft (185 m)[1] Left tributaries North Branch Misery River, Clear Creek Right tributaries Little Misery River, Capone Creek, Butch Creek, Ahola Creek The Misery River is a river on the Keewenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
It is formed from the outflow of Lake Roland in Houghton County, Michigan at 46°53′00″N 88°51′32″W / 46.8833333°N 88.85889°W[1] near Twin Lakes State Park and flows into Misery Bay on Lake Superior at 46°59′58″N 88°58′51″W / 46.99944°N 88.98083°W[1]
Tributaries
- Little Misery River flows into Misery River at 46°59′50″N 88°58′52″W / 46.99722°N 88.98111°W,[2] shortly before it flows into Lake Superior.
- North Branch Misery River flows into Misery River at 46°57′38″N 88°56′45″W / 46.96056°N 88.94583°W,[3] near the boundary between Ontonagon and Houghton counties.
- Capone Creek flows into Misery River at 46°56′18″N 88°56′18″W / 46.93833°N 88.93833°W.[4]
- Butch Creek flows into Misery River at 46°54′54″N 88°53′35″W / 46.915°N 88.89306°W.[5]
- Clear Creek flows into Misery River at 46°54′40″N 88°53′14″W / 46.91111°N 88.88722°W.[6]
- Shawmut Creek flows into Clear Creek at 46°54′40″N 88°53′05″W / 46.91111°N 88.88472°W.[7]
- Ahola Creek flows into Misery River at 46°53′30″N 88°52′55″W / 46.89167°N 88.88194°W.[8]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Misery River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Misery River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Misery River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capone Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butch Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawmut Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ahola Creek
Categories:- Rivers of Michigan
- Geography of Houghton County, Michigan
- Geography of Ontonagon County, Michigan
- Tributaries of Lake Superior
- Michigan geography stubs
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