Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan)

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river

Carp River is a small river in Marquette County, Michigan, that flows through the Marquette area into Lake Superior and is known for its scenic, forested surroundings.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Carp River (Luce County, Michigan) 1
Carp River (Ontonagon County, Michigan) 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emptiesInto Lake Superior ⓘ
flowsThrough Marquette, Michigan ⓘ
hasBankStabilityIssues localized erosion in some reaches ⓘ
hasClimateZone humid continental climate region ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cold-water stream ⓘ
hasFishSpecies salmon (seasonal runs to Lake Superior tributaries) ⓘ
trout ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature small tributary streams in Marquette County ⓘ
hasLandUseInWatershed forestry ⓘ
limited residential development near Marquette ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasMouthElevation approximately 183 meters ⓘ
approximately 600 feet ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Marquette, Michigan ⓘ
hasRecreation angling ⓘ
kayaking and canoeing in suitable flows ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasSourceRegion forested uplands of Marquette County ⓘ
hasVegetationTypeAlongBanks coniferous forest ⓘ
mixed northern hardwood forest ⓘ
hasWatershed Carp River watershed (Marquette County, Michigan) ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Carp River (Gogebic County, Michigan) ⓘ
Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carp River (Luce County, Michigan)

Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carp River (Ontonagon County, Michigan)
knownFor forested river corridor ⓘ
hiking opportunities nearby ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
scenic surroundings ⓘ
trout fishing ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Superior drainage basin ⓘ
Marquette County, Michigan ⓘ
Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Hiawatha National Forest vicinity (regional context) ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Lake Superior ⓘ
partOf Great Lakes region ⓘ
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
region Great Lakes region ⓘ
surface form: Northern Great Lakes region
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marquette → hasBodyOfWater → Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) ⓘ
subject surface form: Marquette, Michigan
Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) → isDistinctFrom → Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carp River (Luce County, Michigan)
Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) → isDistinctFrom → Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carp River (Ontonagon County, Michigan)