Dead River, Michigan <<< Back to Dead River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: IV-V+ Length: 6.9 miles Average Gradient: 59 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.55183 Longitude: -87.51957 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 46.57366 Longitude: -87.4694 Paddling Rivers Near Dead River, Michigan:    Dead River, MarquetteCounty, 2 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 6.9 miles long (McClure Dam to Forestville Road)    Carp River, MarquetteCounty, 4 miles away       Class III-V(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Carp Lake dam to CR553)    Carp River, MarquetteCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III - 2.3 miles long (CR553 to Highway 41)    Dead River, MarquetteCounty, 8 miles away       Class III-IV - 0.3 miles long (CR 550 Bridge)    Escanaba River - East Branch, MarquetteCounty, 9 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 2.25 miles long (Section 20 Bridge to O'Neal Creek confluence)    Big Garlic River, MarquetteCounty, 10 miles away       Class III-V - 3.3 miles long (Goldmine Road to Cty 550)    Escanaba River - Middle Branch, MarquetteCounty, 12 miles away       Class III-IV - 0.9 miles long (Cataract Basin Dam to powerhouse)    Escanaba River - Middle Branch, MarquetteCounty, 13 miles away       Class II-IV - 1.6 miles long (1.2 mile above CR565 to 0.4 mile below CR565)    Escanaba River, MarquetteCounty, 13 miles away       Class I-II - 19 miles long (Gwinn to River Road)    Yellow Dog River, MarquetteCounty, 17 miles away       Class II-V - 5.1 miles long (CR510 to CR550)    Escanaba River - Middle Branch, MarquetteCounty, 18 miles away       Class II-IV+ - 9.3 miles long (White City Falls to 1 mile above CR565)    Chocolay River, MarquetteCounty, 19 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 2.2 miles long (Highway 41 to Cty Road BH) Hotels near Dead River, Michigan: Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Marquette, MI, Marquette 3.6 miles away Comfort Suites Marquette, Marquette 3.7 miles away Days Inn Marquette, Marquette 3.8 miles away Holiday Inn MARQUETTE, Marquette 4.6 miles away Super 8 Marquette, Marquette 5.5 miles away Ramada of Marquette, Marquette 6.6 miles away Landmark Inn, Marquette 7.1 miles away Cedar Motor Inn, Marquette 7.6 miles away Econo Lodge Lakeside, Marquette 8.7 miles away Americas Best Value Inn Marquette, Marquette 10.8 miles away Best Western Country Inn, Ishpeming 13.3 miles away Super 8 Escanaba, Escanaba 46.9 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Dead River, Michigan:    City Of Marquette, Marquette, 7 miles away    Gitche Gumee Campground and RV, Marquette, 9 miles away    Horseshoe Lake Camp Grounds, Gwinn, 13 miles away    Country Village RV Park, Ishpeming, 13 miles away Public Lands Near Dead River, Michigan:    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising - MI, 61 miles away    Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park, Michigan, 30 miles away    Van Riper State Park, Michigan, 34 miles away Current weather conditions at Dead River, Michigan Local climate location: CHAMPION VAN RIPER PK 13 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. Wind River Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Wind River Range. All Michigan Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Michigan. Books about whitewater paddling on Dead River, Michigan List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Dead River, Michigan. Find a whitewater outfitter in Michigan Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Marquette, Michigan Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Marquette, Michigan, the metro area neareast to Dead River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.