Hurricane River

Hurricane River

Mouth of the Hurricane River at Lake Superior
Country United States
Basin
Main source Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan
46°36′19″N 86°05′46″W / 46.60525°N 86.096°W / 46.60525; -86.096 (Primary source of Hurricane River)[1]
River mouth Lake Superior, Michigan
46°39′58″N 86°10′05″W / 46.66607°N 86.16794°W / 46.66607; -86.16794 (Mouth of Hurricane River)Coordinates: 46°39′58″N 86°10′05″W / 46.66607°N 86.16794°W / 46.66607; -86.16794 (Mouth of Hurricane River)
Physical characteristics
Length 6.4 mi (10.3 km)

The Hurricane River is a 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km)[2] river in Alger County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It empties into Lake Superior in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. There is a campground at the mouth of the river which is also the beginning of a trail that leads past various old shipwrecks to the historic Au Sable Lighthouse.[3] The mouth of the river is also very near the eastern end of a stretch of relatively straight shoreline known as Twelvemile Beach.

Hurricane River near mouth
Hurricane River near the mouth
Hurricane River Bridge
New Bridge on H-58 over the Hurricane river
Hurricane River video
Short Video of the mouth of the Hurricane River

See also

References

  1. "Hurricane River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 3, 2012
  3. Pure Michigan accessed March 25, 2011
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