Little Cedar River (Menominee River tributary)

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Little Cedar River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Meyer Township, Menominee County
River mouth Menominee River
630 ft (190 m) [1]

Little Cedar River is a 56.7-mile-long (91.2 km) [2] river in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Menominee County, Michigan County in the United States

Menominee County is a county located in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,029. The county seat is Menominee. The county's name comes from an American Indian word meaning "wild rice eater" used to describe a tribe. The county was created in 1861 from area partitioned out of Delta County, under the name of Bleeker. When county government was organized in 1863, the name was changed to Menominee.

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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.

The Little Cedar rises in Meyer Township at 45°45′00″N87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (source)) , [1] approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hermansville. It flows primarily south through Hermansville, then along the western side of Nadeau Township, passing briefly into Faithorn Township, and continuing through the village of Daggett, Daggett Township, the city of Stephenson, Stephenson Township, and into Mellen Township, where it empties into the Menominee River at 45°45′00″N87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (mouth)) . [1] Much of its course runs approximately parallel to US 41.

Meyer Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Meyer Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census. Hermansville is an unincorporated village within the township, and is where most of the population is concentrated.

Hermansville, Michigan Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Hermansville is an unincorporated community in the Meyer Township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It formed around the defunct Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company as a company town. The company's former headquarters is open as the IXL Historical Museum. U.S. Route 2 passes through the north edge of the community.

Nadeau Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Nadeau Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed December 19, 2011
  3. ↑ "Little Kelley Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Hugos Brook". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Hays Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ "Boyle Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ "DeGroote Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  8. ↑ "Ross Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  9. ↑ "Snow Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  10. ↑ "Poterfield Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  11. ↑ "Holmes Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  12. ↑ "Kloman Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  13. ↑ "Schetter Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  14. ↑ "Laurin Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  15. ↑ "Bog Brook". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  16. ↑ "Nadeau Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  17. ↑ "Camp Two Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  18. ↑ "Hermansville Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.


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