Tahquamenon River

Tahquamenon River
The Upper Falls on the Tahquamenon River.
Map of the Tahquamenon River watershed
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan
• coordinates	46°28′59″N 85°50′43″W / 46.48304°N 85.84514°W / 46.48304; -85.84514[1]
Mouth
• location	Emerson, Michigan Lake Superior
• coordinates	46°33′18″N 85°01′46″W / 46.55502°N 85.02953°W / 46.55502; -85.02953
Length	89 mi (143 km)
Basin size	820 sq mi (2,100 km2)
National Wild and Scenic River
Official name	Tahquamenon (East Branch)
Type	Wild, Recreational
Designated	March 3, 1992

The Tahquamenon River (/təˈkwɑːmənɒn, -nən/ tə-KWAH-mə-nahn, -⁠nən) is an 89.1-mile-long (143.4 km)^[2] blackwater river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows in a generally eastward direction from the Tahquamenon Lakes of Columbus Township, Luce County to its mouth at Whitefish Bay, a bay of Lake Superior, in Chippewa County. It drains approximately 820 square miles (2,120 km²) of the eastern Upper Peninsula, including large sections of Chippewa and Luce counties, as well as a small portion of Mackinac County. M-123 runs alongside a portion of the river.

Along its course, the river includes the Tahquamenon Falls, a pair of waterfalls that are the largest waterfalls in Michigan, and one of the largest in the eastern half of North America.