Rapid River (Ontonagon County, Michigan)

This is about the river in Ontonagon County; for other places and streams in Michigan named Rapid River, see Rapid River (Michigan).
Rapid River
Map
Location
CountryUSA
StateMichigan
RegionUpper Peninsula
CountyOntonagon County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBergland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
 • coordinates46°36′51″N 89°42′54″W / 46.61417°N 89.71500°W / 46.61417; -89.71500
MouthBig Iron River[1]
 • location
Bergland Township, Delta County, Michigan
 • coordinates
46°37′56″N 89°39′3″W / 46.63222°N 89.65083°W / 46.63222; -89.65083

The Rapid River is a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km)[2] river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Bergland Township and flows mostly east into the Big Iron River.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rapid River (Ontonagon County, Michigan)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 3, 2012