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Michigan
Pine River
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What we do know
Inside Huron-Manistee National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
38.1 mi run
Flows year-round
279 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 279 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 7.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 227 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Pine River is a 38-mile paddling stretch near Luther, Michigan. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 279 cfs and a gradient of about 7.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Chippewa Landing
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