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Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)

River in Clare and Gladwin counties, Michigan, United States

Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)
Summary

River in Clare and Gladwin counties, Michigan, United States

FieldValue
nameCedar River
imageCedar River Gladwin Michigan.jpg
image_captionThe Cedar River in Gladwin
pushpin_mapUSA Michigan
pushpin_map_size250
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of Michigan
source1_locationHamilton Township, Michigan
source1_coordinates
mouth_locationTobacco River
mouth_coordinates
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1United States
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Michigan
mouth_elevation712 ft
river_systemSaginaw River
The creek flowing through downtown Gladwin

The Cedar River is a 29.0 mi river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing through Clare County and Gladwin County.

The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of Cranberry Creek and the West Branch Cedar River at in Hamilton Township, Clare County. It flows into the Tobacco River at in Beaverton.

The North Branch Cedar River rises at in northwest Gladwin County in Sherman Township east of Meredith near the border with Roscommon County, and joins the main branch at a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.

The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at in northeast Clare County in Franklin Township just west of Meredith. It flows mostly south and joins with the West Branch at in Hamilton Township, near the Gladwin County border.

The West Branch Cedar River rises at in Franklin Township, a few miles southwest of Meredith. Another tributary, Cranberry Creek rises in Arnold and Cranberry lakes a few miles northeast of Harrison.

The Little Cedar River is not a tributary of the Cedar River, but flows into the Tobacco River approximately 5 mi downstream from Beaverton.

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

  • (left) Doone Creek
  • (left) Farm Drain
  • (right) Canham Drain
  • (left) Lucas Drain
  • (left) Swan Lake (also known as Slaughterhouse Lake)
  • City of Gladwin
  • Bendle Drain
  • Silver Creek
  • Chappel Dam
  • Wiggins Lake (also known as Chappel Pond)
    • (left) Howland Creek
      • Howland Lake
    • (left) Frost Lake
  • (left) Smith Creek
  • (right) Lake Contos
    • (left) Puro Lake
    • Mud Lake
      • Pratt Lake
  • (right) North Branch Cedar River
    • (left) Peach Lake
    • (left) McGilvery Lake
    • (left) Schoolhouse Lake
    • (right) Greasy Jim Lake
    • (left) Blue Lake
      • Island Lake
    • (left) Streaked Lake
      • Trout Lake (Gladwin County)
        • House Lake
        • Hoister Lake (also known as Holster Lake)
  • (right) Middle Branch Cedar River
    • (right) Lindy Lake
    • (left) Lake Little George
    • Trout Lake (Clare County)
  • (left) Decker Lake
  • (right) West Branch Cedar River
    • (left) Popple Creek
  • (left) Cranberry Creek
    • Cranberry Lake
    • Arnold Lake

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following:

  • Clare County
    • Arthur Township
    • Franklin Township
    • Frost Township
    • Hamilton Township
    • Hayes Township
  • Gladwin County, Michigan
    • City of Beaverton
    • Beaverton Township
    • Buckeye Township
    • City of Gladwin
    • Gladwin Township
    • Grout Township
    • Sage Township
    • Sherman Township
    • Tobacco Township

References

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed November 7, 2011)
  2. {{cite gnis. 622947. Cedar River
  3. {{cite gnis. 633496. North Branch Cedar River
  4. {{cite gnis. 632230. Middle Branch Cedar River
  5. {{cite gnis. 1616024. West Branch Cedar River
  6. {{cite gnis. 630594. Little Cedar River
  7. {{cite gnis. 624792. Doone Creek
  8. {{cite gnis. 625829. Farm Drain
  9. {{cite gnis. 622689. Canham Drain
  10. {{cite gnis. 631196. Lucas Drain
  11. {{cite gnis. 638091. Swan Lake
  12. {{cite gnis. 621084. Bendle Drain
  13. {{cite gnis. 637905. Silver Creek
  14. {{cite gnis. 623103. Chappel Dam
  15. {{cite gnis. 1616420. Wiggins Lake
  16. {{cite gnis. 628722. Howland Creek
  17. {{cite gnis. 628724. Howland Lake
  18. {{cite gnis. 626530. Frost Lake
  19. {{cite gnis. 638139. Smith Creek
  20. {{cite gnis. 623715. Lake Contos
  21. {{cite gnis. 635525. Puro Lake
  22. {{cite gnis. 632981. Mud Lake
  23. {{cite gnis. 635403. Pratt Lake
  24. {{cite gnis. 634512. Peach Lake
  25. {{cite gnis. 631897. McGilvery Lake
  26. {{cite gnis. 637426. Schoolhouse Lake
  27. {{cite gnis. 627272. Greasy Jim Lake
  28. {{cite gnis. 621632. Blue Lake
  29. {{cite gnis. 629120. Island Lake
  30. {{cite gnis. 638947. Streaked Lake
  31. {{cite gnis. 1615113. Trout Lake (Gladwin County)
  32. {{cite gnis. 628680. House Lake
  33. {{cite gnis. 628404. Hoister Lake
  34. {{cite gnis. 630510. Lindy Lake
  35. {{cite gnis. 630626. Lake Little George
  36. {{cite gnis. 1615112. Trout Lake (Clare County)
  37. {{cite gnis. 624440. Decker Lake
  38. {{cite gnis. 635247. Popple Creek
  39. {{cite gnis. 623960. Cranberry Creek
  40. {{cite gnis. 623978. Cranberry Lake
  41. {{cite gnis. 620241. Arnold Lake
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