Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)

For other "Cedar Rivers" in Michigan, see Cedar River (Michigan).
Cedar River
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 / 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:

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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