Carp River (Mackinac County)

Last updated
Carp River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Trout Lake
River mouth Lake Huron
581 ft (177 m) [1]
Type Wild, Scenic, Recreational
Designated March 3, 1992

Carp River is a 40.2-mile-long (64.7 km) [2] river in Chippewa and Mackinac counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. 21.7 miles (34.9 km) of the river were added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1992. [3]

Chippewa County, Michigan County in the United States

Chippewa County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 38,520. The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie. The county is named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people, and was set off and organized in 1826.

Mackinac County, Michigan County in the United States

Mackinac County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,113. The county seat is St. Ignace. Formerly known as Michilimackinac County, in 1818 it was one of the first counties of the Michigan Territory, as it had long been a center of French and British colonial fur trading, a Catholic church and Protestant mission, and associated settlement.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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Description

The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Trout Lake (also known as Carp Lake) in southern Trout Lake Township in Chippewa County at 46°10′41″N85°01′55″W / 46.17806°N 85.03194°W / 46.17806; -85.03194 (Carp River (source)) [1] in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The river flows generally south and east into Mackinac County.

Trout Lake Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Trout Lake Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 384 at the 2010 census, down from 465 at the 2000 census.

Upper Peninsula of Michigan Northern major peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan

The Upper Peninsula (UP), also known as Upper Michigan, is the northern of the two major peninsulas that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. The peninsula is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by the St. Marys River, and on the southeast by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Geographically, the Upper Peninsula has a land boundary with Wisconsin, and over-water boundaries with Minnesota and Ontario (Canada). Upper Peninsula counties also include nearby islands such as Grand, Drummond, Mackinac, and Bois Blanc, and more distant Isle Royale.

The Carp River flows for much of its length through the eastern region of the Hiawatha National Forest. A central portion of the river, near M-123, flows through the Mackinac Wilderness, jointly preserved by the U.S. Forest Service and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission of the Ojibwa Indians. [3]

Hiawatha National Forest

Hiawatha National Forest is a 894,836-acre (362,127 ha) National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan in the United States. Commercial logging is conducted in some areas. The United States Forest Service administers this National Forest; it is physically divided into two subunits, commonly called the Eastside 46°14′N84°50′W and Westside 46°08′N86°40′W. In descending order of land area it lies in parts of Chippewa, Delta, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft, and Marquette counties. Chippewa and Mackinac counties are in the Eastside, whereas the rest are in the Westside. The smaller Eastside contains about 44% of the forest's area, whereas the larger Westside has about 56%. Forest headquarters are located in Escanaba, Michigan. Eastside ranger district offices are located in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace, while Westside offices are in Manistique, Munising, and Rapid River.

M-123 (Michigan highway) highway in Michigan, United States

M-123 is a state trunkline highway in the eastern Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is one of only a few highways in Michigan that curve around and form a U-shape. In fact, M-123 has three intersections with only two state trunklines; it meets M-28 twice as a result of its U-shaped routing. M-123 also has a rare signed concurrency with a County-Designated Highway in Michigan; in Trout Lake, there is a concurrency with H-40. All of M-123 north of M-28 is a Scenic Heritage Route within the Michigan Heritage Route system.

Mackinac Wilderness

The Mackinac Wilderness is a 12,230-acre (49.5 km2) unit within the Hiawatha National Forest. It is located in Mackinac County, Michigan. The wilderness is accessible from M-123, which borders the unit. The nearest town is Moran, Michigan.

In contrast to much of the Upper Peninsula, the Carp River's watershed is relatively flat, and there are only a few small rapids on the river. It is often used by canoeists. Fishermen can find brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout in the river in summer, with some salmon in fall.

Canoe light boat that is paddled

A canoe is a lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

Brook trout species of fish

The brook trout is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere in North America, as well as to Iceland, Europe, and Asia. In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook charr, squaretail, or mud trout, among others. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior, as well as an anadromous population in Maine, is known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters. The brook trout is the state fish of nine U.S. states: Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Provincial Fish of Nova Scotia in Canada.

Brown trout species of brown trout

The brown trout is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes both purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, Salmo trutta morpha fario, and a lacustrine ecotype, S. trutta morpha lacustris, also called the lake trout, as well as anadromous forms known as the sea trout, S. trutta morpha trutta. The latter migrates to the oceans for much of its life and returns to fresh water only to spawn. Sea trout in the Ireland and Britain have many regional names: sewin in Wales, finnock in Scotland, peal in the West Country, mort in North West England, and white trout in Ireland.

Close to its mouth, the Carp River is spanned by the Mackinac Trail – Carp River Bridge, a 1920 spandrel arch bridge that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 1999. The river then empties into St. Martin Bay of Lake Huron at 46°01′29″N84°41′33″W / 46.02472°N 84.69250°W / 46.02472; -84.69250 (Carp River (mouth)) . [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Lake Huron one of the Great Lakes of North America

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as its westerly counterpart, to which it is connected by the 5-mile-wide (8.0 km), 20-fathom-deep Straits of Mackinac. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the state of Michigan in the United States. The name of the lake is derived from early French explorers who named it for the Huron people inhabiting the region. The Huronian glaciation was named due to evidence collected from Lake Huron region. The northern parts of the lake include the North Channel and Georgian Bay. Across the lake to the southwest is Saginaw Bay. The main inlet is the St. Marys River, and the main outlet is the St. Clair River.

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

Drainage basin

The drainage basin of the Carp River includes all or part of the following:

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  8. Pine River empties into the St. Clair River at 42°49′13″N82°29′08″W on the south side of St. Clair. The South Branch Pine River joins the main stream at 42°58′11″N82°37′10″W. Another tributary, Quakenbush Drain, is also sometimes known as Pine River.
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References

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  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed November 21, 2011
  3. 1 2 Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (10th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2002.
  4. ↑ "Saint Martin Bay". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Red Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ "Flat Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ "Platz Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  8. ↑ "Lower Farm Hill Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  9. ↑ "Upper Farm Hill Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  10. ↑ "Spring Lake Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  11. ↑ "Spring Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  12. ↑ "North Branch Carp River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  13. ↑ "Taylor Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  14. ↑ "Bissel Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  15. ↑ "East Lake Branch Carp River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  16. ↑ "East Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  17. ↑ "East Branch Carp River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  18. ↑ "Rock Rapids". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  19. ↑ "Ozark Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  20. ↑ "Mud Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  21. ↑ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  22. ↑ "Frenchman Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  23. ↑ "Wegwaas Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  24. ↑ "Trout Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  25. ↑ "Schwesinger Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  26. ↑ "Little Trout Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  27. ↑ "Kneebone Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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