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Huron River (northern Michigan)

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The river is highly regarded for its sport fishing, especially for steelhead trout. Camping and canoeing are also popular, though both are considered difficult due to a lack of supporting facilities.
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The Huron River is almost completely unmodified and undeveloped by humans. It flows almost entirely through woodlands and includes a number low waterfalls and rapids. The
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The following is a partial list of waterfalls along the Huron River and its branches, generally listed in order heading upstream.
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This article is about the Huron River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For the Huron River in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, see
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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The east and west branches of the Big Huron rise in L'Anse Township in eastern
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ranks it highly in its Nationwide Rivers Inventory for scenery and geology.
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Huron River East Branch, Robarge Creek, Huron River Little East Branch
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in the United States. Locally, it is commonly called the
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is a 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) river in the northern
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River on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
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Huron River (Michigan)

Huron Mountains
Huron River (northern Michigan) is located in Michigan
United States
Michigan
Baraga County
Mouth
Lake Superior
Skanee, Michigan
Baraga County
Michigan
United States
46°54′35″N 88°2′12″W / 46.90972°N 88.03667°W / 46.90972; -88.03667
Black Creek
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Little Huron River
Huron River
Baraga County
Mount Arvon
Marquette County
Lake Superior
National Park Service
The National Map
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Nationwide Rivers Inventory, Michigan Segments"
the original
Categories
Rivers of Michigan

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