Boyne River (Michigan)


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 of mainstream and the water basin drains. Boyne River is Lake Charlevoix's second-largest tributary, after the Jordan River.

Course

Boyne River's mainstream is approximately long, from the confluence of the north and south branches at less than a mile northwest of the village of Boyne Falls. The main branch flows northwest through Boyne City into Lake Charlevoix at.
The North Branch Boyne River is long and rises in Hudson Township in eastern Charlevoix County at. The South Branch Boyne River is long and rises in Elmira Township in northwest Otsego County at. The South Branch flows northwest across the northeast corner of Warner Township in Antrim County.

Impoundments

The river system has three major impoundments:
The soils surrounding Boyne River's headwaters are primarily composed of a Kalkaska-Leelanau association, and tend to form steep riverbanks. Among the fish species living in Boyne River are chinook salmon, walleye, brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout.

Tributaries

The Boyne River system drains all or portions of the following cities, townships, and villages: