Birch Creek (Menominee County, Michigan)
Birch Creek is a stream in Menominee County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of Springer Creek.
The stream headwaters arise approximately 1.5 miles east of US Route 41 at 45°14′45″N 87°35′20″W / 45.24583°N 87.58889°W and it flows generally southward past the community of Birch Creek. It enters Springer Creek approximately one-half mile from Green Bay at 45°11′01″N 87°34′25″W / 45.18361°N 87.57361°W.
Birch Creek was named from groves of black birch near the stream.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Creek (Menominee County, Michigan)
- ^ Birch Creek, MI, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1977 rev.)
- ^ 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. 44.