Carp River (Marquette County)

Carp River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km) river in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Carp River is formed by the outflow of Deer Lake in Ishpeming Township north of Ishpeming at 46°31′58″N 87°40′01″W in the Upper Peninsula.

Carp River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationDeer Lake
Mouth 
  location
Lake Superior
  elevation
604 ft (184 m)

The river flows generally east, emptying into Marquette Bay of Lake Superior at 46°31′07″N 87°23′02″W near the Marquette Branch Prison on the south side of the city of Marquette.

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