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{{Infobox river
| name = Boyne River
| image = Boyne River (Michigan).jpg
| image_size = 275
| image_caption = Near the river mouth in Boyne City
| map =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| pushpin_map = USA Michigan
| pushpin_map_size = 250
| pushpin_map_caption= Location within the state of Michigan
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| source1_coordinates= {{coord|45|10|53|N|84|55|12|W|display=inline}}
| source1_location = [[Boyne Valley Township, Michigan]]<br>(main branch)
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45|12|53|N|85|00|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_location = [[Lake Charlevoix]] at [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Michigan]]
| length = {{convert|9.0|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="RF-FOBR">[http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/the_river/river_facts.htm "River Facts"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070333/http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/the_river/river_facts.htm |date=July 26, 2011 }}, Friends of the Boyne River, accessed 09 May, 2010</ref>
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|40320|acre|sqkm|sp=us}}<ref name="BRFHIP">[http://www.rivercare.org/aboutcra/projects/projects_detail.php?id=285 "Boyne River Fish Habitat Improvement Project"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009072328/http://www.rivercare.org/aboutcra/projects/projects_detail.php?id=285 |date=October 9, 2006 }}, Conservation Resource Alliance, accessed 08 May, 2010</ref>
| river_system =
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
}}
'''Boyne River''' is a [[stream]] in [[Northern Michigan]], named for the [[River Boyne]] in [[Leinster]], [[Ireland]]. Together with the north and south branches, the river system has approximately {{convert|22|mi|km|sp=us}} of mainstream and the water basin drains {{convert|40320|acre|sqkm|sp=us}}.<ref name="BRFHIP" /> Boyne River is Lake Charlevoix's second-largest tributary, after the [[Jordan River (Michigan)|Jordan River]].

== Course ==
Boyne River's mainstream is approximately {{convert|5.6|mi|km|sp=us}} long,<ref name="RF-FOBR" /> from the confluence of the north and south branches at {{coord|45|10|53|N|84|55|12|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}} less than a mile northwest of the village of [[Boyne Falls, Michigan|Boyne Falls]] .<ref name="BR-gnis">{{gnis|621829|Boyne River}}</ref> The main branch flows northwest through [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]] into [[Lake Charlevoix]] at {{coord|45|12|53|N|85|00|53|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}}.<ref name="BR-gnis"/>

The North Branch Boyne River is {{convert|5.9|mi|km|sp=us}} long<ref name="RF-FOBR" /> and rises in [[Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Hudson Township]] in eastern [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] at {{coord|45|10|34|N|84|48|52|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}}.<ref name="NBBR-gnis">{{gnis|633493|North Branch Boyne River}}</ref> The South Branch Boyne River is {{convert|10.5|mi|km|sp=us}} long<ref name="RF-FOBR" /> and rises in [[Elmira Township, Otsego County, Michigan|Elmira Township]] in northwest [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] at {{coord|45|05|10|N|84|48|42|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}}.<ref name="SBBR-GNIS">{{gnis|638275|South Branch Boyne River}}</ref> The South Branch flows northwest across the northeast corner of [[Warner Township, Antrim County, Michigan|Warner Township]] in [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]].

=== Impoundments ===
The river system has three major [[Reservoir|impoundments]]: the Boyne City Mill Pond, a reservoir formed by a [[hydroelectric dam]], and the Boyne River Pond.

====The Boyne City Mill Pond====
The Boyne City Mill Poind is in Boyne City, less than a mile from the river's mouth. The Mill Pond is not a true impoundment resulting from a dam on the river, but affects the river similarly in that it collects sediments and provides a large surface area that tends to raise the water temperature during the summer months.<ref name="I-FOBR">[http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/the_river/impoundments.htm "Impoundments"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070613/http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/the_river/impoundments.htm |date=July 26, 2011 }}, Friends of the Boyne River, accessed 08 May, 2010</ref> The pond is called "Little Lake" in a 1901 [[plat]] book.<ref name="BCplat">{{cite book |last=Myers |first=P. A. |title=Plat book of Charlevoix County, Michigan |orig-year=1901 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/2911302.0001.001 |access-date=2010-05-08 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=18 |chapter=Boyne City, Evangeline Township |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=micountyic;chaperone=S-MICOUNTYIC-X-2911302.0001.001%202911302.0001.001_P0000020.TIF;evl=full-image;chaperone=S-MICOUNTYIC-X-2911302.0001.001%202911302.0001.001_P0000020.TIF;quality=4;view=entry;subview=detail;cc=micountyic;entryid=x-2911302.0001.001;viewid=2911302.0001.001_P0000020.TIF;start=;resnum= }}</ref>

====Reservoir====
A hydroelectric dam owned by [[Boyne Resorts]] forms a [[reservoir]] at coordinates {{coord|45|11|38|N|84|56|53|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}} (southwest of Addis Road and southeast of Drury Lane). The dam was built circa 1906 to provide power to nearby towns. The Boyne River Power Company merged with many other small power providers in [[West Michigan]] to form the Michigan Public Service Company in 1927. [[Consumers Energy]] bought that company in 1950. They continued to operate the [[power plant]] until October 12, 1962, after which the generating equipment was removed and the dam. They sold the buildings and land surrounding the reservoir to the Boyne Mountain Lodge in 1963. In 1982, the Boyne Mountain Resort received a license to operate a 250-kilowatt hydroelectric generator using the existing dam and {{convert|80|acre|sqkm|sp=us|adj=on}} reservoir.<ref name="I-FOBR" /><ref name="FOB-BRHP">[http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/history/The%20Dam_Pages/Boyne%20River%20Dam%20History.pdf "Boyne River Dam History"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070659/http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/history/The%20Dam_Pages/Boyne%20River%20Dam%20History.pdf |date=July 26, 2011 }}, Friends of the Boyne River</ref>

====The Boyne River Pond====
The Boyne River Pond is located on the South Branch near Boyne Falls (at coordinates {{coord|45|10|09|N|84|55|05|W|region:US-MI_type:river_source:GNIS}})<ref>{{gnis|2369139|Boyne River Pond}}</ref>. The dam was built before 1900; the water flow powered a [[saw mill]] and [[grist mill]]. the [[M-75 (Michigan highway)|M-75]] highway crosses the river over the dam.<ref name="I-FOBR" />

== Tributaries ==
* (right) Forest Lake,<ref>{{gnis|2100183|Forest Lake}}</ref> identified as Mud Lake in a 1901 [[plat]] book<ref name="BCplat" />
* (left) North Branch Boyne River<ref name="NBBR-gnis" />
** (left) Schoolhouse Creek<ref>{{gnis|637422|Schoolhouse Creek}}</ref>
** (right) Cramer Creek<ref>{{gnis|623955|Cramer Creek}}</ref>
** (right) Licks Creek<ref>{{gnis|630372|Licks Creek}}</ref>
** (right) Kuznick Creek<ref>{{gnis|629895|Kuznick Creek}}</ref>
* (right) South Branch Boyne River<ref name="SBBR-GNIS" />
** (right) Moyer Creek<ref>{{gnis|632857|Moyer Creek}}</ref>

==Geology and ecology==
The soils surrounding Boyne River's [[Source (river or stream)|headwaters]] are primarily composed of a Kalkaska-Leelanau association (a mixture of [[Kalkaska Sand|Kalkaska]] and Leelanau [[sand]]s). These soils tend to form steep riverbanks. Among the fish species living in Boyne River are [[chinook salmon]], [[walleye]], [[brook trout]], [[brown trout]], and [[rainbow trout]].<ref>[http://www.charlevoixcounty.org/govern0224.asp "Lake Charlevoix and it's Watershed"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709112741/http://www.charlevoixcounty.org/govern0224.asp |date=2009-07-09 }}, Charlevoix County Services & Information Center</ref>

== Drainage basin ==
The Boyne River system drains all or portions of the following cities, townships, and villages:
* [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]]
** [[Warner Township, Antrim County, Michigan|Warner Township]]
* [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]]
** [[Boyne Valley Township, Michigan|Boyne Valley Township]]
** [[Evangeline Township, Michigan|Evangeline Township]]
** [[Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Hudson Township]]
** [[Melrose Township, Michigan|Melrose Township]]
** [[Wilson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Wilson Township]]
* [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]]
** [[Elmira Township, Otsego County, Michigan|Elmira Township]]
** [[Hayes Township, Otsego County, Michigan|Hayes Township]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.michigandnr.com/fishstock/ Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Fish Stocking Database]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611020633/http://www.friendsoftheboyneriver.org/ Friends of the Boyne River]

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[[Category:Rivers of Michigan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Antrim County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Charlevoix County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Otsego County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Tributaries of Lake Michigan]]

Boyne River (Michigan) - Revision history

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