Rock River (Lake Superior)

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Rock River
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The Rock River is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km) [1] river in Alger County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It flows through the Rock River Canyon Wilderness of Hiawatha National Forest, then turns north and flows to Lake Superior at the village of Rock River.

Alger County, Michigan county in Michigan, United States

Alger County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,601. Its county seat is Munising. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located within the county.

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The Rock River is a 6.1-mile-long (9.8 km) stream in Baraga County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It rises at the outlet of Worm Lake, east of Covington, and flows northwest to the Sturgeon River, which continues west, then north to Portage Lake and Lake Superior. The Rock River descends 350 feet (110 m) over its 6-mile (10 km) course, for an average rate of 58 feet per mile.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 3, 2012

Coordinates: 46°27′55″N86°54′52″W / 46.46528°N 86.91444°W / 46.46528; -86.91444

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