Little Misery River

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Little Misery River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Ontonagon County, Michigan
River mouth Misery River
604 ft (184 m) [1]

The Little Misery River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km) [2] river on the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It flows into the Misery River at 46°59′50″N88°58′52″W / 46.99722°N 88.98111°W / 46.99722; -88.98111 , [1] shortly before it flows into Lake Superior.

Keweenaw Peninsula northernmost portion of Michigans Upper Peninsula

The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was roughly 43,200. Its major industries are now logging and tourism, as well as jobs related to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Misery River
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed February 3, 2012


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