# Pilgrim River

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{{For|the river in Alaska also known as the Pilgrim River|Kruzgamepa River}}
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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Pilgrim River
  | image             = Pilgrim River - panoramio.jpg
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  | source1_location  = [Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan](/source/Portage_Township%2C_Houghton_County%2C_Michigan) 
  | mouth_location    = [Keweenaw Waterway](/source/Keweenaw_Waterway) 
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = United States
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  | 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](/source/The_Daily_Mining_Gazette)|date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>
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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](/source/Portage_Township%2C_Houghton_County%2C_Michigan), in the United States. The river flows near the [Portage Lake Golf Course](/source/Portage_Lake_Golf_Course) and empties into the [Keweenaw Waterway](/source/Keweenaw_Waterway), which connects to [Lake Superior](/source/Lake_Superior).

In 2010, the Pilgrim River Watershed Project formed with the goal to secure [easement](/source/easement)s 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](/source/The_Daily_Mining_Gazette)|accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of rivers of Michigan](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Michigan)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/current/?type=flow Michigan  Streamflow Data from the USGS]

{{Coord|47.106|-88.512|display=title}}

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Category:Rivers of Michigan
Category:Rivers of Houghton County, Michigan
Category:Tributaries of Lake Superior

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