Lake Gribben facts for kids
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Lake Gribben is on the far right, 2013 (Landsat 8 photo)
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 Lake Gribben
Location in Michigan
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| Location | Palmer, Marquette County, Michigan, United States |
| Coordinates | 46°25′07″N 87°32′19″W / 46.41861°N 87.53861°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,211 feet (369 m) |
Lake Gribben is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan, located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the unincorporated community of Palmer. The lake exhibits a distinct orange hue due to its use as a tailings basin in association with open-pit mining operations of the Empire and Tilden iron mines.
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