Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan)

Portage River
Portage River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Waterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Mouth
• location	Grand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
• elevation	909 feet (277 m)
Length	15.5 mi (24.9 km)

The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)^[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southwesterly through northeast Jackson County.

The Portage River rises at approximately 42°22′26″N 84°10′48″W / 42.37389°N 84.18000°W / 42.37389; -84.18000 in the Portage Lake Swamp in the Waterloo State Recreation Area. The river flows mostly southwest into the Grand River at 42°18′54″N 84°23′42″W / 42.31500°N 84.39500°W / 42.31500; -84.39500 in Blackman Charter Township just north of the city of Jackson.^[1] The Portage River forms the boundary between the townships of Henrietta and Leoni.

Drainage basin

The Portage River drains all or portions of the following administrative divisions:

Named tributaries

From the mouth:

(right) Wildcat Creek^[3]
- Brill Lake^[4]
(right) outflow from
- St. John Lake^[5]
- Eagle Lake^[6]
- Mud Lake^[7]
(left) Batteese Creek^[8]
- Batteese Lake^[9]
- Hewes Lake^[10]
(left) Orchard Creek^[11]
- (left) Cahaogan Creek^[12]
- (right) Thornapple Creek^[13]
  - (left) Pickett Drain^[14]
    - Standish Lake^[15]
  - (right) Jacobs Lake Drain^[16]
    - Jacobs Lake^[17]
(right) outflow from Portage Lake^[18]
Little Portage Lake^[19]
- (right) outflow from series of lakes and small streams including
  - Locker Lake^[20]
  - Riley Lake^[21]
  - Notten Lake^[22]
  - Lehman Lake^[23]
- (left) Honey Creek^[24]
- Portage Lake Swamp^[25]

References

[gnis-SR-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage River

[NHD-2] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brill Lake

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint John Lake

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Creek

[9] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Lake

[10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Lake

[11] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek

[12] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaogan Creek

[13] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornapple Creek

[14] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett Drain

[15] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standish Lake

[16] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake Drain

[17] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake

[18] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake

[19] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Portage Lake

[20] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locker Lake

[21] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riley Lake

[22] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notten Lake

[23] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehman Lake

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek

[25] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake Swamp

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