Misery River
The Misery River is a 24.2-mile-long (38.9 km)[2] river on the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
| Misery River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Roland, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Mouth | |
• location | Misery Bay, Lake Superior |
• elevation | 607 ft (185 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Branch Misery River, Clear Creek |
| • right | Little Misery River, Capone Creek, Butch Creek, Ahola Creek |
It is formed from the outflow of Lake Roland in Houghton County, Michigan at 46°53′00″N 88°51′32″W[1] near Twin Lakes State Park and flows into Misery Bay on Lake Superior at 46°59′58″N 88°58′51″W.[1]
Tributaries
- The Little Misery River flows into the Misery River at 46°59′50″N 88°58′52″W,[3] shortly before it flows into Lake Superior.
- The North Branch Misery River flows into the Misery River at 46°57′38″N 88°56′45″W,[4] near the boundary between Ontonagon and Houghton counties.
- Capone Creek flows into the Misery River at 46°56′18″N 88°56′18″W.[5]
- Butch Creek flows into the Misery River at 46°54′54″N 88°53′35″W.[6]
- Clear Creek flows into the Misery River at 46°54′40″N 88°53′14″W.[7]
- Shawmut Creek flows into Clear Creek at 46°54′40″N 88°53′05″W.[8]
- Ahola Creek flows into the Misery River at 46°53′30″N 88°52′55″W.[9]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Misery River
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 3, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Misery River
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Misery River
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capone Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butch Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawmut Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ahola Creek
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