Fence River

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Fence River

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| source1_location = {{coord|46|18|55|N|88|15|22|W|display=inline}} Confluence of the East and West branches.

| mouth_location = {{coord|46|12|06|N|88|11|29|W|type:river_region:US-MI_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| length =

| source1_elevation = 1526 ft {{GNIS|625130|East Fence River}}

| mouth_elevation = 1371 ft {{GNIS|625887}}

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The Fence River is a {{convert|17.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed December 19, 2011 river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Michigamme River, joining it in the Michigamme Reservoir.

The name of Fence River is derived from a translation of the Indian word mitchigan, referring to a wooden fence constructed near its banks by the Indians for catching deer.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n124 125]}}