Floodwood River is a river in Ontonagon County

Ontonagon County, Michigan

-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,818 people, 3,456 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 5,404 housing units...

 in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Floodwood River rises from the highlands of southern Ontonagon Township

Ontonagon Township, Michigan

Ontonagon Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,954 at the 2000 census. The Village of Ontonagon is located within the township.-Geography:...

 at 46°43′13"N 89°23′04"W and flows north approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) into Lake Superior

Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...

 at 46°50′58"N 89°23′51"W approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the village of Ontonagon

Ontonagon, Michigan

Ontonagon is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,769. It is the county seat of Ontonagon County....

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The Floodwood is one of several nearly parallel streams draining the highlands of Ontonagon Township. Other nearby rivers (from west to east) include:

• Little Iron River
  Little Iron River
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• Iron River
• Mineral River
  Mineral River
  The Mineral River is a short tributary of Lake Superior on the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It flows for its entire length in western Ontonagon County, rising in the Ottawa National Forest and flowing generally northward to meet Lake Superior about 11 mi ...
  
  
• Little Cranberry River
  Little Cranberry River
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• Cranberry River
  Cranberry River (Michigan)
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• Floodwood River
• Potato River (Michigan)
  Potato River (Michigan)
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