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Miners River

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Miners River
Mouth of Miners River at Miners Beach
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAlger County, Michigan
 • coordinates46°25′46″N 86°34′35″W / 46.4294°N 86.5763°W / 46.4294; -86.5763[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior, Michigan
 • coordinates
46°29′43″N 86°32′43″W / 46.4952°N 86.5454°W / 46.4952; -86.5454
Length12.4 mi (20.0 km)

The Miners River is a river on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is the largest river in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Miners River has its origin outside of the National Lakeshore, north of Indian Town in the Hiawatha National Forest, and flows 12.4 miles (20.0 km) into Lake Superior.[2] Miners Lake and Miners Falls are found along the river. The river empties into Lake Superior at the western end of Miners Beach. It is popular for tourism and fishing.

  • View of Miners Falls along Miners River
    View of Miners Falls on Miners River
  • Miners River
    A view of Miners River below Miners Falls
  • Mouth of Miners River
    Miners River near the outlet to Lake Superior

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miners River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 3, 2012
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