Black River is a river in the Upper Peninsula

Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

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. The river flows into the Middle Branch Escanaba River

Escanaba River

The Escanaba River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.In his poem The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes how Hiawatha "crossed the rushing Esconaba". It is a wide river that cuts into limestone beds...

 in Ely Township

Ely Township, Michigan

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 of Marquette County

Marquette County, Michigan

-National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Huron National Wildlife Refuge* Ottawa National Forest -University:Northern Michigan University is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

 at 46°23′53"N 87°46′15"W.

The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast Republic Township

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 at 46°28′19"N 87°59′46"W and flows generally southeast through north-central Humboldt Township

Humboldt Township, Michigan

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into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River.

Tributaries (from the mouth):

• Bruce Creek
  • Buto Lake
• Tower Lake
• Unnamed stream
  • Nirish Lake
  • Granite Lake
• Unnamed stream
  • Lake Lory
  • Mud Lake
• Twin Lake
• Goose Lake
• Perch Lake
• Horseshoe Lake