Carp River (Gogebic-Ontonagon counties)

Carp River is a 10.3-mile-long (16.6 km)^[2] river in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River is formed by the outflow of the Lake of the Clouds at 46°48′04″N 89°45′38″W / 46.80111°N 89.76056°W / 46.80111; -89.76056 (Carp River (source))^[1] in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.

The river flows generally west and southwest and empties into Lake Superior near the boundary between Gogebic and Ontonagon counties at 46°46′04″N 89°53′07″W / 46.76778°N 89.88528°W / 46.76778; -89.88528 (Carp River (mouth)).^[1]

The river is also known as the "Big Carp River" to distinguish it from the nearby Little Carp River.^[3]

Tributaries and features (from the mouth):

• Bathtub Falls^[4]
• Shining Cloud Falls^[5]
• (right) Konteka Creek^[6]
• (left) Washington Creek^[7]
• (right) Landlookers Creek^[8]
• (right) Scott Creek^[9]
• Lake of the Clouds^[10]
  • Carp River Inlet (also known as Carp River, Inlet Creek^[11] and Upper Carp River^[3])
  • Trap Falls^[12]

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