Huron River (northern Michigan)

Huron River
Facing southeast over the Huron River, with the Huron Mountains in the background.
Huron River (northern Michigan) is located in Michigan
Huron River (northern Michigan)
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
DistrictBaraga County
Physical characteristics
MouthLake Superior
 • location
near Skanee, Michigan, Baraga County, Michigan, United States
 • coordinates
46°54′35″N 88°2′12″W / 46.90972°N 88.03667°W / 46.90972; -88.03667
 • elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBlack Creek, Huron River Little West Branch
 • rightHuron River East Branch, Robarge Creek, Huron River Little East Branch

The Huron River is a 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) river[1] in the northern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Locally, it is commonly called the Big Huron River to distinguish it from the nearby Little Huron River. Another much larger Huron River is in Southeast Michigan.

The east and west branches of the Big Huron rise in L'Anse Township in eastern Baraga County, southeast of Mount Arvon, near the boundary with Marquette County. The East Branch runs through a corner of Marquette County before flowing back into Baraga County. The east and west branches merge in Arvon Township shortly before flowing into Lake Superior a few miles east of Huron Bay.

The Huron River is almost completely unmodified and undeveloped by humans. It flows almost entirely through woodlands and includes a number low waterfalls and rapids. The National Park Service ranks it highly in its Nationwide Rivers Inventory for scenery and geology.[2]

The river is highly regarded for its sport fishing, especially for steelhead trout. Camping and canoeing are also popular, though both are considered difficult due to a lack of supporting facilities.

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Nationwide Rivers Inventory, Michigan Segments". February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017.