River in northern Michigan
Carp River is a 10.3-mile-long (16.6 km)
[1] river in
Gogebic and
Ontonagon counties in the
U.S. state of
Michigan . The Carp River is formed by the outflow of the
Lake of the Clouds
at
46°48′04″N 89°45′38″W / 46.80111°N 89.76056°W / 46.80111; -89.76056 (Carp River (source) )
[2] in the
Porcupine Mountains of the
Upper Peninsula .
The river flows generally west and southwest and empties into Lake Superior near the boundary between Gogebic and Ontonagon counties at
46°46′04″N 89°53′07″W / 46.76778°N 89.88528°W / 46.76778; -89.88528 (Carp River (mouth) ) .
[2]
The river is also known as the "Big Carp River" to distinguish it from the nearby
Little Carp River .
[3]
Tributaries and features (from the mouth):
Bathtub Falls
[4]
Shining Cloud Falls
[5]
(right) Konteka Creek
[6]
(left) Washington Creek
[7]
(right) Landlookers Creek
[8]
(right) Scott Creek
[9]
Lake of the Clouds
[10]
Carp River Inlet (also known as Carp River, Inlet Creek
[11] and Upper Carp River
[3] )
Trap Falls
[12]
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
The National Map
Archived 2012-03-29 at the
Wayback Machine , accessed May 1, 2012
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a
b
"Carp River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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a
b
"Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park unit map" (PDF) . Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Recreation Division.
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"Bathtub Falls" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Shining Cloud Falls" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Konteka Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Washington Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Landlookers Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Scott Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Lake of the Clouds" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Carp River Inlet" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Trap Falls" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .