Carp River (Marquette County)

Carp River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km)[2] river in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Deer Lake in Ishpeming Township north of Ishpeming at 46°31′58″N 87°40′01″W[1] in the Upper Peninsula.

For other "Carp Rivers" in Michigan, see Carp River (Michigan).
Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDeer Lake
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior
 • elevation
604 ft (184 m)[1]

The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay[3] of Lake Superior at 46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W[1] near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

  • (right) Morgan Creek (also known as Gordons Creek and Little Carp River)[4]
    • Morgan Falls[5]
    • Lower Carp River Fall[6]
    • Morgan Pond[7]
  • Carp River Lake[8]
  • (left) Mud Lake (also known as Beaver Creek Meadow and Beaver Meadow)[9]
  • Upper Carp River Falls[10]
  • (right) Picket Lake[11]
  • (right) Nealy Creek[12]
  • Deer Lake[13]
  • Carp Creek[18]
    • (left) Larson Creek[19]

Drainage basin

The drainage basin of the Carp River includes portions of the following:

References
  1. "Carp 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
  3. "Marquette Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "Morgan Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Morgan Fals". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  6. "Lower Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  7. "Morgan Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  8. "Carp river Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  9. "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  10. "Upper Carp River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  11. "Picket Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  12. "Nealy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  13. "Deer Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  14. "Gold Mine Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  15. "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  16. "Cooper Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  17. "Cooper Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  18. "Carp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  19. "Larson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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