Manistee River
| Manistee River | ||
 Course and catchment area of the Manistee River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1620683 | |
| location | Michigan (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in southeast Antrim County 44 ° 56 ′ 6 ″ N , 84 ° 52 ′ 6 ″ W |
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| Source height | 381 m | |
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Lake Michigan coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ N , 86 ° 20 ′ 40 ″ W 44 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ N , 86 ° 20 ′ 40 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 177 m | |
| Height difference | 204 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.55 ‰ | |
| length | 373 km | |
| Catchment area | 4610 km² | |
| Discharge at Wellston A Eo gauge : 3758 km² |
MQ 1997/2016 Mq 1997/2016 |
49 m³ / s 13 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Manistee Lake | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Testicular Pyl Dam Pond, Tippy Dam Pond | |
| Small towns | Manistee | |
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 Bascule bridge in Manistee |
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The Manistee River is a 373 km long river in the US state of Michigan . It drains an area of 4610 km². The mean discharge at the USGS 04125550 gauge near Wellston is 49 m³ / s.
course
The Manistee River rises in southeast Antrim County at an altitude of 381 m . From there it flows in a predominantly west-southwest direction through the northwestern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is dammed up by the Testicular Pyl Dam and the Tippy Dam . The Manistee River flows through Manistee Lake near its mouth and passes the small town of Manistee before flowing into Lake Michigan .
nature and environment
The 41.6 km long lower section of the Manistee River between Tippy Dam and Michigan State Highway 55 Bridge above Manistee Lake has the status of a National Wild and Scenic River and is classified as recreational . The river is popular with anglers and canoeists. In spring and autumn, salmon and steelhead trout (the anadromous migratory form of rainbow trout) can be found in the river . In summer it is mainly glass ey perch and pike that are caught.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Thomas J. Rozich: Manistee River Assessment, June 1998 (PDF 3.8 MB) State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ Manistee River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- ↑ USGS 04125550 MANISTEE RIVER NEAR WELLSTON, MI
- ↑ a b c Manistee River . National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved June 28, 2017.