{{For|the river in Alaska also known as the Pilgrim River|Kruzgamepa River}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox river | name = Pilgrim River | image = Pilgrim River - panoramio.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | source1_location = Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan | mouth_location = Keweenaw Waterway | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | length = | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = {{convert|16,000|acres|km2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Hauglie|first=Kurt|title=Watershed fundraising effort halfway to goal|url=http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/524062/Watershed-fundraising-effort-halfway-to-goal.html?nav=5006|accessdate=February 7, 2012|newspaper=The Daily Mining Gazette|date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> }} The '''Pilgrim River''' is a {{convert|12.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed February 3, 2012</ref> river in Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, in the United States. The river flows near the Portage Lake Golf Course and empties into the Keweenaw Waterway, which connects to Lake Superior.
In 2010, the Pilgrim River Watershed Project formed with the goal to secure easements along the river to keep the river accessible for non-motorized recreation.<ref name=prwp>{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.pilgrimriverwatershed.org/index.html|publisher=Pilgrim River Watershed Project|accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref> The protected area comprises {{convert|1382|acre}} of mature forestlands encompassing over {{convert|3|mi|0}} of the river.<ref name=gazette>{{cite web|title=Keeping the Pilgrim River clean |url=http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/517825/Keeping-the-Pilgrim-River-clean.html?nav=5006|publisher=The Daily Mining Gazette|accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref>
==See also== *List of rivers of Michigan
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/current/?type=flow Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS]
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Category:Rivers of Michigan Category:Rivers of Houghton County, Michigan Category:Tributaries of Lake Superior
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