Miners River

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.

Miners River
Mouth of Miners River at Miners Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAlger County, Michigan
  coordinates46.4294°N 86.5763°W / 46.4294; -86.5763[1]
Mouth 
  location
Lake Superior, Michigan
  coordinates
46.4952°N 86.5454°W / 46.4952; -86.5454
Length12.4 mi (20.0 km)

See also

References

  1. "Miners River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 3, 2012



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