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The Fence River is a 17.4-mile-long (28.0 km)[3] river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Michigamme River, joining it in the Michigamme Reservoir.

Fence River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location46°18′55″N 88°15′22″W Confluence of the East and West branches.
  elevation1526 ft [1]
Mouth 
  location
46°12′06″N 88°11′29″W
  elevation
1371 ft [2]

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



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fence River
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fence River
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 125.





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