Crooked River (Michigan)

Crooked River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Littlefield Township, Emmet County, Michigan
River mouth Burt Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

The Crooked River (Michigan) is a river in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a short stream, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) long,[1] flowing northeast from Crooked Lake at 45°25′58″N 84°47′19″W / 45.43278°N 84.78861°W / 45.43278; -84.78861 near Alanson into Burt Lake at 45°28′14″N 84°43′38″W / 45.47056°N 84.72722°W / 45.47056; -84.72722.[2] It forms part of the Inland Waterway of Michigan. The river is the subject of the Sufjan Stevens song "Alanson, Crooked River" from his 2003 album Michigan.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed November 21, 2011
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked River


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.