Canada Creek (Michigan)

Canada Creek
Physical characteristics
Main source	Valentine Lake, Montmorency County, Michigan ; 45°04′11″N84°10′11″W / 45.06973°N 84.16973°W [1]
River mouth	Black River, Cheboygan County, Michigan ; 45°16′11″N84°15′09″W / 45.26973°N 84.25251°W Coordinates: 45°16′11″N84°15′09″W / 45.26973°N 84.25251°W
Length	20.3 mi (32.7 km)

Last updated March 17, 2019

Canada Creek is a 20.3-mile-long (32.7 km)^[2] stream in northeastern lower Michigan, having its origin at Valentine Lake in Briley Township in northern Montmorency County. It winds its way north through Montmorency Township then crosses into Allis Township in southwestern Presque Isle County before emptying into the Black River in Cheboygan County. Via the Black River and the Cheboygan River, Canada Creek's waters flow to Lake Huron.

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake". With a population of about 10 million, Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.

Briley Township is a civil township of central Montmorency County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,029.

Montmorency County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 9,765. The county seat is Atlanta.

Bordering on the creek in Montmorency County is the unincorporated community of Canada Creek Ranch, and two county roads, Canada Creek Hwy, and Canada Creek Rd., located in Presque Isle and Cheboygan counties respectively, are named for the creek.

Canada Creek Ranch is an unincorporated community in Montmorency Township, Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.

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Cheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 26,152. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840, with land partitioned from Mackinac County. The Cheboygan County government was organized in 1853.

Benton Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,206.

Forest Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census.

Waverly Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 457 at the 2010 census.

Presque Isle Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census.

The Black Mallard River, also known as Carp Creek, is a short river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and flows into Lake Huron about 15 miles (24 km) east of Cheboygan at 45°32′24″N84°07′51″W.

Black River is a 78.8-mile-long (126.8 km) river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through four Northern Michigan counties: Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan. The Black River flows into the Cheboygan River at 45°36′13″N84°27′47″W, just south of the city of Cheboygan, and then into Lake Huron. The main branch of the Black River rises in Charlton Township in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County. The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in Vienna Township in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the Rainy River all rise in northern Montmorency County.

Black Lake is located in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties in northern Michigan, United States. With a surface area of 10,130 acres (41.0 km²), it is the seventh largest inland lake in Michigan. The largest body of water in the Black River watershed, it drains through the Lower Black and Cheboygan rivers into Lake Huron. Black Lake is a summer destination for many families from the suburban Detroit area and from other nearby states as well as residents of the neighboring town of Onaway.

The Cheboygan River is a short but significant river in the Lake Huron drainage basin of the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Ocqueoc River is stream in Presque Isle County in the northeastern part of the lower peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 34.2 miles (55.0 km) long and encompasses a watershed of approximately 94,394 acres (382.00 km²).

The Rainy River is a 22.5-mile-long (36.2 km) river in Presque Isle County, Michigan, in the United States. It is located in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, flowing northwest from Rainy Lake to Black Lake. Its waters, after passing through Black Lake, flow via the Black River and the Cheboygan River to Lake Huron.

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The Little Pigeon River is a 10.2-mile-long (16.4 km) stream in Otsego and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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References

↑ "Canada Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed November 21, 2011

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[1] "Canada Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

[NHD-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