Montreal River (Wisconsin–Michigan)
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The Montreal River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is Template:Convert long<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 1, 2012</ref> and drains approximately Template:Convert in a forested region. For most of its length, the river's course defines a portion of the Wisconsin–Michigan border. The Ojibwe name for the river is Gaa-waasijiwaang, meaning "where there is whitewater".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Montreal River issues from Pine Lake in the town of Oma in eastern Iron County in northern Wisconsin. It flows initially northwardly to the boundary between Iron County and Gogebic County, Michigan, then northwestwardly along the state line, past the 'twin cities' of Hurley, Wisconsin and Ironwood, Michigan. Downstream of Ironwood and Hurley the Montreal River passes over four named waterfalls. Starting below U.S. Route 2 and going downstream (north), they are Peterson, Interstate, Saxon, and Superior Falls;<ref>Geographic Names Information System. Feature IDs #2126325, 2126328, 1621529, 1621836. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.</ref> the last two located just upstream of the river's mouth at Lake Superior. The river enters Oronto Bay on the southwestern shore of Lake Superior approximately Template:Convert northwest of Ironwood, at Michigan's westernmost point.<ref name=DeLormeWI>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The West Fork Montreal River<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> issues from Island Lake in central Iron County and flows Template:Convert<ref name=NHD/> generally northwardly, roughly in parallel to the Montreal River, past the city of Montreal, Wisconsin. It flows into the Montreal River downstream of Hurley.<ref name=DeLormeWI/> There are four named waterfalls on the West Fork Montreal River: Kimball Falls,<ref>Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce. "Hurley: Relax & Play at the Top of Wisconsin." Page 5. 2006. Annual Chamber of Commerce Visitor Guide.</ref> Rock Cut Falls,<ref>Lisi, Patrick J. "A Guide to Wisconsin's Waterfalls." Page 25. 1991. Wild Rivers Press. Oxford, Wisconsin.</ref> Gile Falls,<ref>Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce. "Hurley: Relax & Play at the Top of Wisconsin." Page 4. 2006. Annual Chamber of Commerce Visitor Guide.</ref> and Spring Camp Falls.<ref>Geographic Names Information System. Feature ID #1574607 [Spring Camp Falls]. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.</ref>
Both forks of the Montreal River flow through the Gogebic Range, a range of hills near Hurley and Ironwood. The rivers are located in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province (north woods) region of the upper midwest.