Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)
Cedar River | |
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Country | United States |
Basin | |
Main source | Chestonia Township |
River mouth |
Intermediate River 614 ft (187 m)[1] |
River system | Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed |
Cedar River is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km)[2] stream in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, a tributary of Lake Michigan.
The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at 44°57′29″N 85°02′30″W / 44.95806°N 85.04167°W[1] and flows mostly to the west into the Intermediate River in Bellaire at 44°58′48″N 85°12′16″W / 44.98000°N 85.20444°W.[1]
The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W / 45.00500°N 85.10111°W and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W / 45.00500°N 85.10111°W.[3]
Tributaries
From the mouth:
Drainage basin
The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:
References
- 1 2 3 "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed November 21, 2011
- 1 2 "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Blair Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Woolcott Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Scotts Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.