Manistique River
| Manistique River | |
|---|---|
U.S. Route 2 crossing the river in Manistique | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Region | Upper Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Alger County, Michigan |
| • coordinates | 46°14′49″N 85°51′07″W / 46.247°N 85.852°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Michigan |
• coordinates | 45°56′53″N 86°14′46″W / 45.948°N 86.246°W |
| Length | 71 miles (114 km) |
| Basin size | 1,461 sq mi (3,780 km2) |
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The Manistique River (/mænɪstik/ man-iss-TEEK) is a 71.2-mile-long (114.6 km) river in the U.S. state of Michigan that winds southward through the central Upper Peninsula from its headwaters near Lake Superior to its mouth in Lake Michigan. It drains approximately 1,461 square miles (3,780 km2) of the Upper Peninsula, including most of Schoolcraft County and small portions of Alger County, Delta County, Luce County, and Mackinac County. The river rises at the outlet of Manistique Lake in the southwest corner of Luce County, and after flowing through the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, empties into Lake Michigan at Manistique, Michigan. M-77, a north–south highway, serves much of the Manistique River's drainage and crosses the river and its tributaries several times.