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Little Carp River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Porcupine Mountains
River mouth Lake Superior
604 ft (184 m)

Little Carp River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) river in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River rises at 46°45′54″N 89°44′44″W / 46.76500°N 89.74556°W / 46.76500; -89.74556 (Little Carp River (source)) in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula.

The river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W / 46.75611°N 89.90028°W / 46.75611; -89.90028 (Little Carp River (mouth)) approximately one mile from the mouth of the Carp River.

Tributaries and features (from the mouth):

  • Traders Falls
  • (left) Memengwa Creek
  • Explorers Falls
  • Trappers Falls
  • (right) Wabeno Creek
  • Greenstone Falls
  • Overlooked Falls
  • (right) Blowdown Creek
  • (right) Beaver Creek
  • Lily Pond
  • Mirror Lake
    • Trail Creek
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