Little Pigeon River (Mullett Lake)
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The Little Pigeon River is a 6 miles (9.7 km) 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, out of a marshy area fed by Kimberly Creek approximately one mile north of the community of Afton.
The stream flows mostly north and west into Mullett Lake at Pigeon River Bay at 45°26′29"N 84°33′21"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.
Cheboygan County, Michigan
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
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The stream rises in Koehler Township
Koehler Township, Michigan
Koehler Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
at 45°23′13"N 84°29′56"W, out of a marshy area fed by Kimberly Creek approximately one mile north of the community of Afton.
The stream flows mostly north and west into Mullett Lake at Pigeon River Bay at 45°26′29"N 84°33′21"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:- (left) Silver Creek
- Silver Lake
- (left) North Branch Little Pigeon River
- (right) Morrow Creek
- (left) Middle Branch Little Pigeon River
- Kimberly Creek