Gun River | |
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Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Barry County, Michigan 42°35′25″N85°32′27″W / 42.5903°N 85.5408°W [1] |
River mouth | Kalamazoo River, Michigan 42°27′39″N85°40′51″W / 42.4608°N 85.6808°W Coordinates: 42°27′39″N85°40′51″W / 42.4608°N 85.6808°W |
Length | 15.1 mi (24.3 km) |
The Gun River is a 15.1-mile-long (24.3 km) [2] tributary of the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, in the United States. It begins at the outlet of Gun Lake at the border between Allegan and Barry counties and flows southwest through Allegan County to its mouth at the Kalamazoo River just east of Otsego.
The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is 130 miles (210 km) long from the junction of its North and South branches to its mouth at Lake Michigan, with a total length extending to 178 miles (286 km) when one includes the South Branch. The river's watershed drains an area of approximately 2,020 square miles (5,200 km2) and drains portions of eight counties in southwest Michigan: Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Hillsdale, Kent and Ottawa. The river has a median flow of 1,863 cubic feet per second (52.8 m3/s) at New Richmond, upstream from its mouth at Saugatuck.
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Saugatuck Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,944 at the 2010 census, down from 3,590 at the 2000 census. The drop is due to Douglas incorporating into a city.
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The Second Street Bridge is a one-lane, single-span truss bridge in Allegan, in the U.S. state of Michigan, that carries Second Street over the Kalamazoo River. It is a Michigan State Historic Site, a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1886, the bridge replaced an earlier wooden structure. In the early 1980s, the bridge underwent significant renovation.
Kalamazoo Lake is a lake in Allegan County, Michigan.
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