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River in the United States
Black River is a 78.8-mile-long (126.8 km)
[2] river in the
U.S. state of
Michigan , flowing mostly northward through four
Northern Michigan counties:
Otsego ,
Montmorency ,
Presque Isle , and
Cheboygan . The Black River flows into the
Cheboygan River at
45°36′13″N 84°27′47″W / 45.60361°N 84.46306°W / 45.60361; -84.46306 , just south of the city of
Cheboygan , and then into
Lake Huron . The main branch of the Black River originates in
Charlton Township in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County.
[1] The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in
Vienna Township in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the
Rainy River all rise in northern Montmorency County.
Black River in
Cheboygan County , south of
Black Lake .
Tributaries (from the mouth):
(left) Beechnut Creek
[3]
(left) Myers Creek
[4]
(right) Wixon Creek
(left) Section Seven Creek
[6]
(left) Owens Creek
[7]
(right) Twin Lakes Outlet
[8]
(right) Long Lake Creek
[10]
Black Lake
[12]
Cains Creek
[13]
Doriva Beach Creek
[14]
Rainy River
[15]
Stony Creek (also known as Strong Creek)
[24]
Stewart Creek
[25]
Fisher Creek
[26]
Upper Black River (portion above Black Lake)
[1]
(right) Milligan Creek
[27]
(right) Stony Creek
[28]
(right) Gokee Creek
[30]
(right) Weed Creek
[31]
(right) Lewis Branch Adair Creek
[32]
Dorsey Lake (also known as Duby Lake)
[33]
(right) Welch Creek
[34]
(right) Gillis Creek
[35]
(left) Bowen Creek
[36]
(right) Sturgis Creek
[37]
(right) Gregg Creek
[39]
(left) Tomahawk Creek
[40]
Francis Lake
[41]
Little Tomahawk Lake
[42]
Tomahawk Creek Flooding (on the boundary between Presque Isle and Montmorency counties)
(left) Canada Creek
[44]
(right) Oxbow Creek
[45]
(left) Bear Den Lake
[46]
(left) Horsehead Lake
[47]
Wildfowl Lake (also known as Upper Horsehead Lake)
[48]
(right) Little Joe Lake (also known as Horseshoe Lake)
[49]
(left) Lake Geneva (also known as Scotty Lake)
[50]
Virginia Lake (also known as Perch Lake)
[51]
(right) Montague Creek
[52]
(right) Van Hetton Creek
[53]
East Town Corner Lake
[54]
West Town Corner Lake
[55]
Muskellunge Lake
[56]
(left) Pug Lakes
[57]
Valentine Lake
[58]
(right) McMasters Creek
[61]
(left) Little McMasters Creek
[62]
(left) West McMasters Creek
[63]
(right) Dog Lake
[64]
(left) East Branch Black River (rises in the Green Swamp of northwest Montmorency County)
[65]
Foch Lakes
[66]
(left) Rattlesnake Creek
[68]
(right) Stewart Creek
[69]
Stewart Lake (also known as Sally Lake)
[70]
(right) Hardwood Creek
[71]
(left) Hodge Creek
[72]
(right) Saunders Creek
[74]
Mud Creek
[75]
(right) Little Mud Creek
[76]
References