Whitefish River (Michigan)

Whitefish River (Michigan)

The Whitefish River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The mouth of the river is in Delta County at coord|45|54|34|N|86|58|01|W| on the Little Bay De Noc of Lake Michigan. The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of the east and west branches at coord|46|03|25|N|86|52|17|W|.

The east branch rises out of Trout Lake in southwest Alger County. The west branch rises in southeast Marquette County.

The river is 45 miles (72 kilometers) long.Fact|date=April 2007

References

*Gnis|1622148|Whitefish River
*Gnis|1619811|East Branch Whitefish River
*Gnis|1622111|West Branch Whitefish River

ee also

*Laughing Whitefish River, which flows north through Alger County


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