Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)

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Cedar River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Chestonia Township
River mouth Intermediate River
614 ft (187 m) [1]
Basin features
River system Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed

Cedar River is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km) [2] stream in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, a tributary of Lake Michigan.

Antrim County, Michigan County in the United States

Antrim County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,580. The county seat is Bellaire. The name is taken from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

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Michigan State of the United States of America

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The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at 44°57′29″N85°02′30″W / 44.95806°N 85.04167°W / 44.95806; -85.04167 (Cedar River (source)) [1] and flows mostly to the west into the Intermediate River in Bellaire at 44°58′48″N85°12′16″W / 44.98000°N 85.20444°W / 44.98000; -85.20444 (Cedar River (mouth)) . [1]

Chestonia Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Chestonia Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 511 at the 2010 census. From 1901 to 1932, the junction of the East Jordan and Southern and the Detroit & Charlevoix railroads lay within the township.

Bellaire, Michigan Village in Michigan, United States

Bellaire is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,086 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Antrim County. The town has a very scenic main street, and is a popular location for tourists. Bellaire is also home to the Antrim County Courthouse, a historic structure built in 1905. The Antrim Review, the county's newspaper of record, is headquartered in Bellaire.

The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at 45°00′18″N85°06′04″W / 45.00500°N 85.10111°W / 45.00500; -85.10111 (North Branch Cedar River (source)) and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at 45°00′18″N85°06′04″W / 45.00500°N 85.10111°W / 45.00500; -85.10111 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth)) . [3]

Kearney Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Kearney Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,765 at the 2010 census.

Tributaries

From the mouth:

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:

Custer Township, Antrim County, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Custer Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census.

Mancelona Township, Michigan Civil township in Michigan, United States

Mancelona Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,400 at the 2010 census.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 November 21, 2011
  3. 1 2 "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Blair Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Woolcott Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ "Scotts Spring". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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