Black River (Marquette County)

Updated on Oct 23, 2023

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Country United States
River mouth Middle Branch Escanaba River 1,391 ft (424 m)

Black River is a 29.8-mile-long (48.0 km) river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Ely Township of Marquette County at 46°23′53″N 87°46′15″W and on into Lake Michigan.

The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast Republic Township at 46°28′19″N 87°59′46″W and flows generally southeast through north-central Humboldt Township into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River.

Tributaries (from the mouth):

Bruce Creek

Buto Lake

Tower Lake

Unnamed stream

Nirish Lake

Granite Lake

Unnamed stream

Lake Lory

Mud Lake

Twin Lake

Goose Lake