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Manistee River

River in Manistee NF, Maneuver Training Center-H Camp Grayling in Manistee, MI

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190mi

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The Manistee River in the U.S. state of Michigan, runs 190 miles (310 km) through the northwestern Lower Peninsula; it now passes through the contemporary villages of Sharon, Smithville, and Mesick, entering Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The river rises in the sand hills in southeastern Antrim County, on the border with Otsego County, about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the town of Alba. These deep glacial sands provide it with a remarkably stable flow of clean cold water year round, making it a popular river for fishing as well as canoeing. Over the course of its length, it drops in elevation from around 1,250 to 579 feet (381 to 176 m), with an average stream gradient of about 2.9…

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Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus (species)

56 Observations

Walleye Sander vitreus (species), “Yellow Walleye”

Northern Pike Esox lucius (species), “Pike”

Roughbelly Darter Percina (genus)

Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus (species), “Bluegill Sunfish”

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Manistee River near Sherman, MI

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Boat Launches (20)

Rainbow Jim Bridge Boat Launch

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Campgrounds (6)

Old US-131 Campground

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Marilla Trailhead Spur Trail

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River Accesses (4)

Red Bridge River Access

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Picnic Areas (1)

Manistee River Roadside Park Picnic Area

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Manistee River

Manistee River