Little Pigeon River (Mullett Lake)

This article is about the river that flows into Mullett Lake at the same place as the Pigeon River. For the tributary of the Pigeon River, see Little Pigeon River (Cheboygan County).
Little Pigeon River
Origin Koehler Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Mouth Mullett Lake, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Basin countries United States
Length 6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Mouth elevation 600 ft (180 m)[1]

The Little Pigeon River is a 6.0-mile-long (9.7 km)[2] stream in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The stream rises in Koehler Township at 45°23′13″N 84°29′56″W / 45.38694°N 84.49889°W,[1] out of a marshy area fed by Kimberly Creek[3] approximately one mile north of the community of Afton.

The stream flows mostly north and west into Mullett Lake at Pigeon River Bay[4] at 45°26′29″N 84°33′21″W / 45.44139°N 84.55583°W, which is nearly the same mouth as that of the Pigeon River. The course of the Little Pigeon River runs within approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) or less of the Pigeon River for most of its length.

Tributaries

From the mouth:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Pigeon River (Mullett Lake)
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 21, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimberly Creek
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeon River Bay
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake
  7. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Little Pigeon River
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morrow Creek
  9. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Branch Little Pigeon River