| Cataract River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mud Lake |
| • elevation | |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Lake Michigan |
| • elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
The Cataract River is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) river in Newton Township, Mackinac County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
The river rises from Mud Lake at 45°59′59″N 85°39′38″W / 45.99972°N 85.66056°W / 45.99972; -85.66056 (Cataract River (source)) 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 at 45°59′15″N 85°38′36″W / 45.98750°N 85.64333°W / 45.98750; -85.64333 (Cataract River (mouth)) between Point Patterson and Needle Point
References
- ^ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cataract River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
- "Stone Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Point Patterson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Needle Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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