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47°09′10″N 88°46′22″W. The Salmon Trout River in Houghton County, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) long, [1] flows into Lake Superior on the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula near Redridge. The river rises in Adams Township, just north of M-26, between Painesdale and Toivola. The river flows over the Redridge Steel Dam before emptying into Lake ...
The Redridge Steel Dam is a steel dam across the Salmon Trout River in Redridge, Houghton County, Michigan. Completed in 1901, it is a flat slab buttress dam constructed of steel, a relatively rare material for construction of dams, which are typically made of earthenworks, concrete, or masonry. Most sources indicate that it was one of only ...
It is the largest inland lake in the state of Michigan, and one of the largest natural inland lakes in the United States (many man-made impoundments are much larger). The lake is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north to south, and about miles (8.9 km) at it widest point. Houghton Lake has c. 30 miles (48 km) of total shoreline and its waters ...
Tippy Dam State Recreation Area is managed and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a state park. Just below Tippy Dam is one of the finest trout, steelhead, and salmon fishing areas in Michigan. During the fall salmon run anglers line the banks shoulder to shoulder trying to catch king salmon that can weigh well over 20 ...
Surface elevation. 1,155 feet (352 m) [1] Islands. 1. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Higgins Lake is a large recreational and fishing lake in Roscommon County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 9,900 acres (4,000 ha) lake is known for its deep, clear waters and is the 10th largest in Michigan with a shoreline of 21 miles (34 km).
GNIS feature ID. 0628665 [3] Houghton Lake (/ ˈhoʊtən /; HOH-tən) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,294 during the 2020 census, making it the largest unincorporated community in Northern Michigan.
Designated. March 3, 1992. The Ontonagon River (/ ˌɒntəˈnɑːɡən / ON-tə-NAH-gən) is a river flowing into Lake Superior at the village of Ontonagon, on the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The main stem of the river is 25 miles (40 km) long [4] and is formed by a confluence of several longer branches, portions ...
Houghton (/ ˈhoʊtən /; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 at the 2020 census.