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Prairie River access points and trip distances, Michigan

15 access points (15 public) along 34.0 river miles of the Prairie River in Michigan. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Prairie River Carry-In Access
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45.41776, -89.40199 3.0
3.0Prairie River Access (north ramp)
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45.39444, -89.43362 1.8
4.8Prairie River Walk-In (north ramp)
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45.38043, -89.45241 0.8
5.6Prairie River Access (south ramp)
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45.37374, -89.46125 1.0
6.6Prairie River Walk-In (north ramp)
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45.36536, -89.46323 1.3
7.9Prairie River Launch near Echo Lake
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45.35447, -89.46378 0.9
8.9Prairie River Access near Echo Lake
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45.34355, -89.46449 0.7
9.5Prairie River Launch (north ramp)
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45.33600, -89.46484 1.4
10.9Prairie River Launch (south ramp)
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45.32136, -89.47570 0.9
11.8Prairie River Walk-In (south ramp)
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45.31593, -89.47970 5.0
16.8Prairie River Carry-In
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45.29358, -89.53789 7.0
23.8Prairie River Launch near Spring Creek
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45.24883, -89.60632 3.9
27.7Yankee Rapids
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45.22684, -89.64551 6.1
33.9Prairie Trails Canoe Launch South
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45.19347, -89.67875 0.1
34.0Prairie Trails Canoe Launch North
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45.19479, -89.68140 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Wisconsin DNR Boat Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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