The Cedar River is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing through Clare County and Gladwin County.
Cedar River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hamilton Township, Michigan |
• coordinates | 44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Tobacco River |
• coordinates | 44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W |
• elevation | 712 ft (217 m)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Saginaw River |
The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of Cranberry Creek and the West Branch Cedar River at 44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W[1] in Hamilton Township, Clare County. It flows into the Tobacco River at 43°53′17″N 84°29′14″W / 43.88806°N 84.48722°W[1] in Beaverton.
The North Branch Cedar River rises at 44°08′54″N 84°30′58″W / 44.14833°N 84.51611°W[3] in northwest Gladwin County in Sherman Township east of Meredith near the border with Roscommon County, and joins the main branch at 44°01′38″N 84°34′35″W / 44.02722°N 84.57639°W[3] a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.
The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′47″N 84°37′23″W / 44.11306°N 84.62306°W[4] in northeast Clare County in Franklin Township just west of Meredith. It flows mostly south and joins with the West Branch at 44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W[4] in Hamilton Township, near the Gladwin County border.
The West Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′49″N 84°39′08″W / 44.11361°N 84.65222°W[5] in Franklin Township, a few miles southwest of Meredith. Another tributary, Cranberry Creek rises in Arnold and Cranberry lakes a few miles northeast of Harrison.
The Little Cedar River is not a tributary of the Cedar River, but flows into the Tobacco River approximately 5 miles (8 km) downstream from Beaverton.[6]
Tributaries and features edit
From the mouth:
- (left) Doone Creek[7]
- (left) Farm Drain[8]
- (right) Canham Drain[9]
- (left) Lucas Drain[10]
- (left) Swan Lake (also known as Slaughterhouse Lake)[11]
- City of Gladwin
- Bendle Drain[12]
- Silver Creek[13]
- Chappel Dam[14]
- Wiggins Lake (also known as Chappel Pond)[15]
- (left) Smith Creek[19]
- (right) Lake Contos[20]
- (right) North Branch Cedar River[3]
- (right) Middle Branch Cedar River[4]
- (left) Decker Lake[37]
- (right) West Branch Cedar River[5]
- (left) Popple Creek[38]
- (left) Cranberry Creek[39]
Drainage basin edit
The Cedar River drains portions of the following:
References edit
- ^ a b c "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 7, 2011
- ^ a b c "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Middle Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "West Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Doone Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Farm Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Canham Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lucas Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Swan Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bendle Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Chappel Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wiggins Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Howland Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Howland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Frost Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Smith Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lake Contos". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Puro Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Pratt Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Peach Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "McGilvery Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Schoolhouse Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Greasy Jim Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Blue Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Island Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Streaked Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trout Lake (Gladwin County)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "House Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hoister Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lindy Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lake Little George". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Trout Lake (Clare County)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Decker Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Popple Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cranberry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cranberry Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Arnold Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.