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Rifle River
River in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rifle River is a 60.3-mile-long (97.0 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in northeastern Ogemaw County and flows through Arenac County to enter Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.[2] Once a logging river during the Michigan forestry boom at the turn of the 20th century, the river is now primarily used for recreation, and is a state-designated natural river. It is a popular river for canoeing, with no portages or dams and an average depth of 18 inches, to 5 feet in downtown Omer. It is also known for having one of the best White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) runs in the state of Michigan, in the spring.
According to a historical map of Michigan originally published in 1831, the Rifle River may have previously been referred to as Grindstone Creek.[3]
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Rifle River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
Counties | Ogemaw, Arenac |
Cities | Selkirk, Omer |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ogemaw County |
• coordinates | 44°23′58″N 84°01′57″W |
Mouth | Saginaw Bay |
• location | Arenac County |
• coordinates | 43°59′34″N 83°49′15″W |
• elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
Basin size | 385 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Saginaw Bay |
• average | 181 cu ft/s (5.1 m3/s) |
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