Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)

Cedar River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Chestonia Township
River mouth Intermediate River
614 ft (187 m)[1]
Basin features
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 / 44.95806; -85.04167 (Cedar River (source))[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 / 44.98000; -85.20444 (Cedar River (mouth)).[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 / 45.00500; -85.10111 (North Branch Cedar River (source)) 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 / 45.00500; -85.10111 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth)).[3]

Tributaries

From the mouth:

  • Blair Lake[4]
  • (left) North Branch Cedar River[3]
  • (left) Woolcott Creek[5]
  • (right) Scotts Spring[6]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed November 21, 2011
  3. 1 2 "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Blair Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Woolcott Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ "Scotts Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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