Manistee River
The Manistee River (/mænɪsti/ man-iss-TEE), seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River, runs 190 miles (310 km) through the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan; it now passes through the contemporary villages of Sharon, Smithville, and Mesick, entering Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The Manistee River is also being considered for restoration of Arctic grayling, which have been extirpated from the State of Michigan since 1936.
| Manistee River Big Manistee River | |
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The Manistee River in May 2007 | |
Location of the mouth of the Manistee River in Manistee, Michigan | |
| Native name | Ministigweyaa (Ojibwe) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Municipality | Manistee, Michigan, Eastlake, Michigan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mancelona Township, Antrim County, Michigan |
| • coordinates | 44°56′06″N 084°52′06″W |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• location | Manistee, Michigan |
• coordinates | 44°15′00″N 086°20′40″W |
• elevation | 579 ft (176 m) |
| Length | 190 mi (310 km) |
| Basin size | 1,780 sq mi (4,600 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Manistee River |
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