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For the river in Wisconsin, see Prairie River (Wisconsin).
Prairie River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Templene
Mouth 
 • location
St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Michigan
Length54 miles (87 km)

The Prairie River is a small river that flows 54 miles (87 km)[1] through Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The river rises at 41°48′20″N 85°00′54″W / 41.80556°N 85.01500°W / 41.80556; -85.01500 in northern Kinderhook Township in Branch County, and flows west-northwest into the St. Joseph River at 41°54′45″N 85°38′21″W / 41.91250°N 85.63917°W / 41.91250; -85.63917 just south of the city of Three Rivers, Michigan.[2]

Drainage basin

The Prairie River drains all or portions of the following:[3]

Tributaries

(from the mouth)[3]

  • (right) Spring Creek[4]
    • Nottawa Ditch[5]
    • Colon Ditch[6]
      • Washburn Lake[7]
    • Beaver Drain[8]
  • Lake Templene is formed by an impoundment on the river[10]
  • (right) outflow from Bryant Lake[11]
  • (left) outflow from Perrin Lake[12]
  • Prairie River Lake, a natural lake on the river[13]
  • (left) outflow from Fish Lake[14]
    • outflow from Hawkins Lake[15]
      • outflow from Eight Foot Lake[16]
        • outflow from Grey Lake[17]
          • outflow from Omena Lake[18]
  • (left) Stewart Lake Drain[19]
  • (left) outflow from Lake Pleasant[21]
    • outflow from Lake Michiana (Hog Lake)[22]
  • (left) outflow from Dragon Lake,[23]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie River
  3. ^ a b National Map Viewer, accessed August 10, 2015
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nottawa Ditch
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colon Ditch
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washburn Lake
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Drain
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Lake
  10. ^ Project Background Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, Lake Templene Bathymetric Surveying and Lake Management Plan
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant Lake
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perrin Lake
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie River Lake
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lake
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawkins Lake
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eight Foot Lake
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grey Lake
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omena Lake
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake Drain
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Pleasant
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Michiana
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dragon Lake
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