Saganing River

Saganing River
	The Saganing River in Standish Township
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	Arenac County, Michigan
River mouth	Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Basin features
Tributaries	Left:; Budd Drain; Right:; Saganing Creek,; Saganing Drain ;

Last updated February 20, 2019

The Saganing River, also known as Saganing Creek, is a 10.0-mile-long (16.1 km)^[1] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan.

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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.

It rises from the confluence of Saganing Creek and Budd Drain in the northwest corner of Pinconning Township just south of the Arenac County/Bay County boundary at 43°54′30″N84°01′39″W / 43.90833°N 84.02750°W / 43.90833; -84.02750 and flows in a gentle arc to the northeast through Lincoln Township and then bending to southeast in Standish Township before emptying into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron just south of Whites Beach at 43°55′10″N83°53′45″W / 43.91944°N 83.89583°W / 43.91944; -83.89583 .^[2]

Pinconning Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,431 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pinconning Township was organized on February 28, 1873. The city of Pinconning is surrounded by the township, but is administratively autonomous. The name "Pinconning" is said to come from the Native American word O-pin-nic-con-ing, meaning "potato place".

Arenac County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 17,269. The county seat is Standish.

Bay County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,771. The county seat is Bay City.

Saganing Creek rises in the southeast corner on Grim Township in Gladwin County at 43°55′25″N84°10′17″W / 43.92361°N 84.17139°W / 43.92361; -84.17139 ^[3] and flows mostly eastward through Gibson Township and Mount Forest Township in Bay County. Its main tributary, Saganing Drain, rises in western Gibson Township south of Bentley and flows to the east-southeast.^[4]

Grim Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 129 at the 2000 census.

Gladwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 25,692. The county seat is Gladwin.

Gibson Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,210 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The other main tributary of the Saganing River, Budd Creek, rises just east of Mount Forest at 43°53′16″N84°06′13″W / 43.88778°N 84.10361°W / 43.88778; -84.10361 .^[5]

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 7, 2011
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saganing River
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saganing Creek
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saganing Drain
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Budd Drain

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 7, 2011

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saganing River

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

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saganing Drain

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Budd Drain