Miners River

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Miners River

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Mouth of Miners River at Miners Beach
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Alger County, Michigan
46°25′46″N86°34′35″W / 46.4294°N 86.5763°W / 46.4294; -86.5763 [1]
River mouth Lake Superior, Michigan
46°29′43″N86°32′43″W / 46.4952°N 86.5454°W / 46.4952; -86.5454 Coordinates: 46°29′43″N86°32′43″W / 46.4952°N 86.5454°W / 46.4952; -86.5454
Length 12.4 mi (20.0 km)

The Miners River is a river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is the largest river in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Miners River has its origin outside of the National Lakeshore, north of Indian Town in the Hiawatha National Forest, and flows 12.4 miles (20.0 km) into Lake Superior. [2] Miners Lake and Miners Falls are found along the river. The river empties into Lake Superior at the western end of Miners Beach. It is popular for tourism and fishing.

Michigan State of the United States of America

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore on the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. It extends for 42 miles (67 km) along the shore and covers 73,236 acres. The park has extensive views of the hilly shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais in Alger County, Michigan, with picturesque rock formations, waterfalls, and sand dunes.

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References

  1. ↑ "Miners River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed January 3, 2012


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