Ford River (Michigan)

Ford River
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	Michigan
River mouth	45°40′20″N 87°08′30″W / 45.67222°N 87.14167°W / 45.67222; -87.14167Coordinates: 45°40′20″N 87°08′30″W / 45.67222°N 87.14167°W / 45.67222; -87.14167

The Ford River is a 108-mile-long (174 km)^[1] tributary of Lake Michigan on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.

The Ford River was named for Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois.^[2]

See also

List of rivers of Michigan

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed December 19, 2011
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.

Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS

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