Escanaba River

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The Escanaba River is a river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its forested watershed, recreational fishing, and contribution to the Lake Michigan drainage via Green Bay.

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Escanaba River canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinLandCover predominantly forested
country United States
crossedBy M-35 (Michigan highway)
U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 41
drainageBasin Green Bay watershed
ecoregion Northern Lakes and Forests ecoregion
flowsInto Little Bay de Noc
flowsThrough Delta County, Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan
hasDam Boney Falls Dam
Cataract Dam
Escanaba River Dam (near Escanaba)
hasFishSpecies brook trout
brown trout
chinook salmon
coho salmon
rainbow trout
smallmouth bass
walleye
hasHydroelectricPlant Boney Falls Hydroelectric Plant
Escanaba Hydroelectric Project
hasLength approximately 52 miles
approximately 84 kilometers
hasMouthElevation 177 meters
581 feet
hasRecreationSite Boney Falls Basin recreation area
Escanaba River State Forest areas
hasTributary Black River (Escanaba River tributary)
East Branch Escanaba River
Ford River (via watershed proximity and minor connections)
linked to: Ford River

Middle Branch Escanaba River
West Branch Escanaba River
hasWatershedArea approximately 2,393 square kilometers
approximately 924 square miles
knownFor recreational fishing
salmon runs near the mouth
smallmouth bass fishing
trout fishing
locatedIn Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
managedBy Michigan Department of Natural Resources
mouthLocatedIn Green Bay
Lake Michigan
mouthLocatedNear Escanaba, Michigan
nearbyCity Escanaba, Michigan
nearbyCommunity Gladstone, Michigan
Wells, Michigan
partOf Lake Michigan drainage basin
sourceLocatedIn Marquette County, Michigan
usedFor canoeing and kayaking
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply near Escanaba
recreation

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Green Bay (arm of Lake Michigan) inflow Escanaba River
Gwinn, Michigan locatedNear Escanaba River
Little Bay de Noc hasInflow Escanaba River
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan crosses Escanaba River
Lake Michigan watershed includesRiver Escanaba River