curprev15:3915:39, 21 May 2013 Beauhankstalkcontribs 1,528 bytes−165 Major changes. The Miami River is in the city of Miami, on the mainland. It is nowhere near Haulover, which is on the barrier island that contains Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles and other beaches. Miami-Dade county is not "to the north."undo