Eagle River (Michigan)

The Eagle River near its mouth in the settlement of Eagle River

Waterfalls in Eagle River at low tide ...

And ... at high tide

The Eagle River ( English for " Eagle River " ) is a small river on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The river empties into the town of Eagle River in Lake Superior. The largest part of the river runs within the Houghton Township.

The river is formed by the confluence of the East Branch and West Branch Eagle River and indeed in the village of Phoenix, about 3500 m southeast of the mouth. The river runs between Phoenix and Eagle River parallel to highway M- 26th

Eastern and Western Quellarm run along the south side of the cliff chain before they flow together in Phoenix. Then the watercourse breaks through the chain and seeks to Lake Superior. The western Quellarm rises about five kilometers southwest of Phoenix in the northeast of the Allouez Township. Cliff Drive füuhrt along the river, about two kilometers south-east of the U.S. Highway 41 and Route M - 26th The only significant tributary of the western arm of the Brodie Creek, which rises a little further away from the shore of the peninsula and opens just outside of Phoenix.

The origin of the eastern arm source is located in Beaver Pond, about eight kilometers east of Phoenix. It runs in a westerly direction and is flanked by U.S. Highway 41 His only major tributary is the Buffalo Creek, which discharges about five kilometers east of Phoenix.