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The Platte River (/ p l æ t /) is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km) river in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. [1] Beginning at Long Lake in Grand Traverse County, the Platte River flows west across Benzie County before ending at Platte Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The average depth of Platte Lake is 24 feet (7.3 m) deep. The deepest point of the lake is measured at 95 feet (29 m) deep. The Platte River flows through the lake at a speed of 120 cubic feet per second (3.4 m 3 /s). This means the residence time for the water in Platte Lake is 6 months. Also meaning that every hour 3,300,000 US gallons ...
Long Lake is home to the largest nesting population of loons in the Lower Peninsula. [3] Long Lake is primarily within the eponymous Long Lake Township, although a small portion extends south into Green Lake Township. The lake is the primary source of the Platte River, which flows west through Benzie County to Lake Michigan.
Inland Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. [3] The township is located in the east of the county, and shares a border with Grand Traverse County. The Platte River flows through the north of the township.
The Platte River Campground site extends 300 meters (980 ft) along the north bank of the Platte River, and runs up to 160 meters (520 ft) deep. [3] The site is a multicomponent site, with repeated prehistoric occupations over the Middle and Late Woodland Periods as well as historic occupation around the turn of the 20th century; thus, artifacts were found covering a range of time periods.
Within days, the government said, a new channel to Lake Michigan grew to about 200 feet (61 meters) wide, attracting fishermen. The Park Service no longer dredges the river.
Iron River (Marquette County, Michigan) Lake Independence. Yellow Dog River; Yellow Dog River. Salmon Trout River (Marquette County) Pine River (Marquette County) Pine Lake. River Styx (Marquette County) Mountain Stream Mountain Lake. Cliff River; Little Huron River; Huron River (Baraga/Marquette counties) Huron Bay. Ravine River; Slate River ...
Lake Ann lies upon the northern shore of the lake of the same name. Lake Ann itself is a basin that lies along the Platte River, which flows west to Lake Michigan. Lake Ann contains no state trunkline highways, although Benzie County signs County Roads 610 (Maple Street), 665 (Lake Ann Road), and 667 (Reynolds Road) through the village.