Little Carp River (Cheboygan County)

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Little Carp River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Munro Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan
River mouth Burt Lake
594 ft (181 m)

The Little Carp River is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) [1] stream in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Cheboygan County, Michigan County in the United States

Cheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 26,152. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840, with land partitioned from Mackinac County. The Cheboygan County government was organized in 1853.

Michigan State of the United States of America

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake". With a population of about 10 million, Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.

The river begins in Munro Township at 45°33′19″N84°41′15″W / 45.55528°N 84.68750°W / 45.55528; -84.68750 (Little Carp River (source)) , just south of Douglas Lake, and flows south into Burt Township and empties into Burt Lake at 45°32′11″N84°40′39″W / 45.53639°N 84.67750°W / 45.53639; -84.67750 (Little Carp River (mouth)) . The river is also known as "Carp Creek" and "Carp River". [2]

Munro Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Munro Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 571 as of the 2010 census, down from 679 at the 2000 census.

Burt Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Burt Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 680.

Burt Lake lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA

Burt Lake is a 17,120 acre (69 km²) lake in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The western shore of the lake is on the boundary with Emmet County. The lake is named after William Austin Burt, who, together with John Mullett, made a federal survey of the area from 1840 to 1843.

See also

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed November 21, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Carp River