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Little Black River (Gogebic County)

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Little Black River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBessemer Township, Michigan
Mouth 
 • location
north of Ramsay, Michigan

The Little Black River is a 19.6-mile-long (31.5 km)[1] stream in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Bessemer Township at 46°21′23″N 89°53′09″W / 46.35639°N 89.88583°W / 46.35639; -89.88583 (Little Black River (source))} and flows mostly north to Sunday Lake in Wakefield, then westward for approximately a mile before emptying into the Black River at 46°29′18″N 89°59′49″W / 46.48833°N 89.99694°W / 46.48833; -89.99694 (Little Black River (mouth)), just north of Ramsay.[2] The water is approximately 14 inches (360 mm) deep.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 1, 2012
  2. ^ "Little Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "2006 Waterbody Report for Little Black River". Michigan: EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ 2007 Ottawa National Forest Visitor Map. Ottawa: Ottawa National Forest. 2007. ISBN 978-1-59351-858-5.
  5. ^ 2005 Gogebic County (MI) Land Atlas & Plat Book. Gogebic County, Michigan: Gogebic County and 4-H Council. 2005.