Potagannissing River

Potagannissing River
Native name Bootaagan-mnising-ziibi
Country United States
State Michigan
County Chippewa
Township Drummond
Physical characteristics
Main source Drummond Island
45°58′49″N 83°34′01″W / 45.9802993°N 83.5669398°W / 45.9802993; -83.5669398[1]
River mouth Potagannissing Bay
46°02′17″N 83°40′12″W / 46.0380768°N 83.6700004°W / 46.0380768; -83.6700004Coordinates: 46°02′17″N 83°40′12″W / 46.0380768°N 83.6700004°W / 46.0380768; -83.6700004[1]

The Potagannissing River (Anishinaabe: Bootaagan-minising-ziibi (syncope as Bootaagan-mnising-ziibi), meaning "River on the Mill Island (Drummond Island)")[2] is an 11.3-mile-long (18.2 km)[3] river in Michigan, located on Drummond Island in Lake Huron.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potagannissing River
  2. ↑ Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 21, 2011


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