Mitchigan River is a small stream in the Upper Peninsula

Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...

 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 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"....

. It flows into the Fence River

Fence River

The Fence River is a river in Iron County, Michigan that flows into the Michigamme River via Michigamme Reservoir.-References:*...

 at 46°17′27"N 88°09′58"W in northeast Iron County

Iron County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,138 people, 5,748 households, and 3,615 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 8,772 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

 in Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township, Michigan

Mansfield Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.The Michigamme River flows through...

. The Fence River is a tributary of the Michigamme River

Michigamme River

The Michigamme River flows from Lake Michigamme in Marquette County, through Dickinson County, Michigamme Reservoir, Peavy Pond and Michigamme Lake in Iron County to the confluence of the Brule River where the Menominee River starts which can be viewed from the dam on Michigamme Lake...

, which is itself a tributary the Menominee River

Menominee River

The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi , draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan...

. The Mitchigan River has its source in the southeast corner of Baraga County

Baraga County, Michigan

-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 8,746 people, 3,353 households, and 2,223 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,631 housing units...

 at 46°24′58"N 88°08′05"W. It flows mostly southward along the boundary between Iron and Marquette

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...

 counties, crossing briefly into western Marquette county.

Named tributaries from the mouth include:

• Outflow from Little Chief Lake in Marquette County
  • Outflow from Chief Lake in Marquette County
    • Outflow from Springhole Lake in Marquette County
• Outflow from Bullhead Lake in Marquette County
• West Branch Mitchigan River, which rises at 46°25′30"N 88°09′00"W in southeast Baraga County
  Baraga County, Michigan
  -National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 8,746 people, 3,353 households, and 2,223 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,631 housing units...
  
  
  • Leonard Creek, which rises in northeast Iron County at 46°23′10"N 88°09′13"W