Little Huron River

Little Huron River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
DistrictMarquette County
Physical characteristics
SourceMt. Benison, north ridge
 • locationPowell Township, Marquette County, Michigan, United States
 • coordinates46°52′43″N 87°57′52″W / 46.87861°N 87.96444°W / 46.87861; -87.96444
 • elevation1,150 ft (350 m)
MouthLake Superior
 • location
Powell Township, Marquette County, Michigan, United States
 • coordinates
46°54′22″N 88°0′6″W / 46.90611°N 88.00167°W / 46.90611; -88.00167
 • elevation
614 ft (187 m)

The Little Huron River is an 8.0-mile-long (12.9 km)[1] stream that flows entirely within Powell Township in northwest Marquette County, Michigan, in the United States. It rises on the slopes of Mount Benison and Superior Mountain in the west end of the Huron Mountains. For almost half of its length it flows generally southwesterly then westerly as it is joined by creeks from other arms of its valley. It then turns north, flowing through gentler terrain to its mouth on the south shore of Lake Superior. The Little Huron River drainage basin is 15.8 square miles (41 km2).[2]

  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. ^ "Hazard Mitigation Plan for the County of Marquette, Michigan", p. 3-10, December 21, 2007