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Keweenaw Waterway River

River in Michigan · 2,648 acres · near Dollar Bay, Hancock, Houghton, Oskar

Aerial view of Keweenaw Waterway River, August 2022
Aerial view of Keweenaw Waterway River, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

The Keweenaw Waterway River is a 2,648-acre river near Dollar Bay, Hancock and Houghton in Michigan, with 4 public boat ramps listed here.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of July 16, 2025. Not for navigation.

Channel surveys

  • Keweenaw Waterway
    Condition survey of July 16, 2025 by the Detroit District. Soundings on the sheet from 10.3 to 46.6 ft below Low Water Datum (IGLD 1985); the Corps maintains a 25 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

Boat launches on the Keweenaw Waterway River

Community

Where people who fish, boat and paddle Keweenaw Waterway River talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.