Pere Marquette River

Pere Marquette River
Tourists canoeing on the Pere Marquette River in the Manistee National Forest
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Lake, Mason, Newaygo, Oceana
Cities	Ludington, Scottville
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake County, Michigan, United States
• coordinates	43°51′22″N 85°50′30″W / 43.85611°N 85.84167°W / 43.85611; -85.84167
Mouth	Lake Michigan
• location	Ludington, Michigan, United States
• coordinates	43°57′06″N 86°27′37″W / 43.95167°N 86.46028°W / 43.95167; -86.46028
Length	64 mi (103 km)
Basin size	740 sq mi (1,900 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little South Branch, Big South Branch
• right	Middle Branch, Baldwin River
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Scenic
Designated	November 10, 1978

The Pere Marquette River is a river in Michigan in the United States. The main stream of this river is 63.9 miles (102.8 km) long,^[1] running from Lake County south of Baldwin into the Pere Marquette Lake, and from there into Lake Michigan.^[2]

This river is named after the French Roman Catholic missionary Jacques Marquette, who explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi River areas during the mid-17th century. He died in the vicinity of the river in spring 1675 on his way from Chicago to the French fort at Mackinaw.