The Cataract River is a short river in Newton Township

Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Newton Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 356.- Communities :...

, Mackinac County

Mackinac County, Michigan

-Local Airports:*Mackinac County Airport *Mackinac Island Airport -Airline service:The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are:*Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste...

 in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

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The river rises from Mud Lake at 45°59′59"N 85°39′38"W in southern Newton Township. It flows south approximately one half mile and receives the outflow from Stone Lake, then continues to the south and west just under one mile into Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...

at 45°59′15"N 85°38′36"W between Point Patterson and Needle Point