Maple River (Grand River tributary)

Maple River
River
Country United States
State Michigan
Counties Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot, Shiawassee
Cities Ovid, Elsie, Maple Rapids, Muir
Source
 - location Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States
 - coordinates 42°56′42″N 84°6′53″W / 42.94500°N 84.11472°W / 42.94500; -84.11472
Mouth Grand River
 - location Muir, Michigan, United States
 - coordinates 42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.95500°W / 42.99583; -84.95500Coordinates: 42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.95500°W / 42.99583; -84.95500
Length 74 mi (119 km)
Basin 944 sq mi (2,445 km2)

The Maple River is a 74.1-mile-long (119.3 km)[1] tributary of the Grand River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County south of the city of Owosso. It flows west through Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties, flowing into the Grand River at Muir. Other cities it flows through along the way include Ovid, Elsie and Maple Rapids.[2]

There are 5 major dams along the river and its tributaries: Lake Victoria, Lake Ovid, Elsie, Rainbow and Hubbardston.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 Maple River History Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Friends of the Maple River


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