Iron River (Menominee River tributary)

The Iron River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[1] river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It flows from northwest to southeast through the city of Iron River to the Brule River. It is part of the Menominee River watershed, flowing to Lake Michigan.

The river was named from a visible outcrop of iron ore along its banks.[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 December 19, 2011
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 86.