The Ford River is a 108-mile-long (174 km)[1] tributary of Lake Michigan on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.

Ford River
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Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMichigan
Mouth 
 • location
45°40′20″N 87°08′30″W / 45.67222°N 87.14167°W / 45.67222; -87.14167

The Ford River was named for Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.