词条 | Fence River |
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| name = Fence River | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | source1_location = {{coord|46|18|55|N|88|15|22|W|display=inline}} Confluence of the East and West branches. | mouth_location = {{coord|46|12|06|N|88|11|29|W|type:river_region:US-MI_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | length = | source1_elevation = 1526 ft [1] | mouth_elevation = 1371 ft [2] | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The Fence River is a {{convert|17.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[3] river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Michigamme River, joining it in the Michigamme Reservoir. The name of Fence River is derived from a translation of the Indian word mitchigan, referring to a wooden fence constructed near its banks by the Indians for catching deer.[4] See also
References1. ^{{GNIS|625130|East Fence River}} 2. ^{{GNIS|625887}} 3. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed December 19, 2011 4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA125#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=125}}
3 : Rivers of Michigan|Rivers of Iron County, Michigan|Tributaries of Lake Michigan |
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