Michigan Has a 'Continental Divide'

Michigan Has a 'Continental Divide'

"America's continental divide is a special place, the line that runs the spine of the continent that marks water that flows to either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. 
Michigan has an area some call the peninsula's "continental divide" where the waters part to flow toward either Lake Michigan or Lake Huron.

The Peninsula Divide, if you will, is the small area of land between the headwaters of the Manistee River, which flows into Lake Michigan and the Au Sable River which journeys east to Lake Huron. 
On the map above, it looks almost like the two rivers run clear across the state.

The state's water divide was described by users after the map was shared to reddit,

The Au Sable River and the Manistee River start just NW of Grayling. The two basins are only separated by a small ridge line. It’s sort of like the “Continental Divide” of the LP.
The Manistee and Au Sable run parallel at their headwaters near Frederic, and then diverge and run horizontally along the state near Grayling..."

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