Rock River (Sturgeon River tributary)

Rock River
Rock River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Worm Lake
• coordinates	46°32′49″N 88°28′31″W / 46.5468843°N 88.4754145°W
Mouth	Sturgeon River
• coordinates	46°35′38″N 88°32′28″W / 46.5938276°N 88.5412470°WCoordinates: 46°35′38″N 88°32′28″W / 46.5938276°N 88.5412470°W
• elevation	1,227 ft (374 m)

The Rock River is a 6.1-mile-long (9.8 km) stream in Baraga County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.^[1] It rises at the outlet of Worm Lake, east of Covington, and flows northwest.^[2] It eventually empties into the Sturgeon River which continues west, then north to Portage Lake and Lake Superior. The Rock River descends 350 feet (110 m) over its 6-mile (10 km) course, for an average rate of 58 feet per mile.

References[]

^ "Report for: Rock River". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Baraga County" (PDF). mapgeeks.org. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS

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[1] "Report for: Rock River". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[2] "Baraga County" (PDF). mapgeeks.org. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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Rock River (Sturgeon River tributary)

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