Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)
| Cedar River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chestonia Township |
| Mouth | |
• location | Intermediate River |
• elevation | 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[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
[edit]From the mouth:
Drainage basin
[edit]The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:
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 21, 2011
- ^ a b "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Blair Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Woolcott Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Scotts Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.