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Chippewa River (Michigan)

River in Michigan, United States

Chippewa River (Michigan)
Summary

River in Michigan, United States

FieldValue
nameChippewa River
image
image_caption
map_altMap of the Saginaw River watershed showing the Chippewa River as one of its major tributaries
map_captionMap of the Saginaw River watershed showing the Chippewa River as one of its major tributaries
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1United States
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Michigan
subdivision_type3Counties
subdivision_name3Mecosta, Isabella, Midland
subdivision_type4Municipalities
subdivision_name4Barryton, Mount Pleasant, Midland
source1Confluence of North Branch Chippewa River and West Branch Chippewa River
source1_locationBarryton
mouthTittabawassee River
mouth_locationMidland
length_mi92
mouth_elevation600 ft
discharge1_locationmouth
discharge1_avg878.46 ft3/s (estimate)
river_systemSaginaw River
tributaries_leftPine River, West Branch Chippewa River
tributaries_rightNorth Branch Chippewa River, Coldwater River

The Chippewa River is a stream in Michigan, United States, that runs 91.8 mi through the central Lower Peninsula. The Chippewa is a tributary of the Tittabawassee River and is thus part of the Saginaw River drainage basin. The river is named after the Chippewa people (the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation is located in Isabella County).

Description

The main stem of the river begins in northeast Mecosta County in the village of Barryton at where the north and west branches are impounded. The North Branch Chippewa River, also known as Chippewa Creek (there is a second North Branch Chippewa River further east), rises at as the outflow of Big Cranberry Lake in Garfield Township in southwest Clare County. The West Branch Chippewa River rises as the outflow of Tubbs Lake, part of a complex of lakes formed by Winchester Dam several miles southwest of Barryton.

The Winchester Dam, built in 1954, impounds 1420 acre and forms the Martiny Lake Flooding. The dam, which is owned by the State of Michigan, is identified as a "significant hazard due to its proximity to the Village of Barryton." An 1879 atlas of Mecosta County gives an indication of the area's geography before the dam was built. Several of the lakes that now form lobes in a continuous body of water are clearly seen as separate lakes, some with different names or spellings. Tubbs Lake is called "Tebbs Lake" and Diamond Lake is "Dimon Lake".

The "second" North Branch Chippewa River rises as the outflow of Grass Lake near the boundary between Isabella and Clare counties at and flows south through into the Chippewa River at a few miles west of Mount Pleasant. The river flows through Mt. Pleasant and is the focal point of four parks in the city: Millpond Park, Nelson Park, Chipp-A-Water, and Island Park. In Island Park, the river flows completely around the park and creates a natural island in the center of the city. Three additional Isabella County parks utilize the river for recreation: Meridian Park, Deerfield Nature Park, and Majeski Landing.

The river flows east into Midland County where it is joined by the Pine River at the Chippewa Nature Center in Homer Township, then joins the Tittabawassee River in downtown Midland under The Tridge.

The river flows with a mean discharge rate of 254 ft3/s at its gauge near Mount Pleasant. It is locally known for bass fishing. Chubs and redhorses are also abundant. There are two canoe liveries on the river: Chippewa River Outfitters and Buckley's Mountainside Canoe Livery. The liveries offer canoe, kayak, and tubing trips for a few hours to all day, even an overnight camping trip. The river flows through a gravel pit named Hubsher Gravel Pit. The river is a main water source for the city of Mount Pleasant.

The Tridge]] serving pedestrian traffic in downtown Midland, at the confluence of the Chippewa River with the [[Tittabawassee River

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

  • (left) Pine River
    • See Pine River for tributaries of the Pine River
  • (right) Dice Drain
  • (left) Wilson Drain
    • (right) Huber Drain
  • (left) Baker Drain
  • (left) Hoxie Drain
  • (left) Little Salt Creek, also known as Little Salt River
    • (left) Turkey Creek
    • (right) Frost Drain
  • (left) Salt Creek, also known as Little Salt Creek, Little Salt River, Salt River
    • (left) Kirch Drain
    • (right) Thrasher Creek
    • (right) Black Creek
    • (right) Potter Creek
      • (right) Onion Creek
    • (right) Childs Creek
    • (left) LaStrange Lake
      • Lyons Lake
    • (left) Mud Lake
    • (left) Figg Drain
      • (left) Parcher Drain
    • (right) Wyant Drain
  • (right) Mission Creek
  • (right) North Branch Chippewa River
    • (left) Hogg Creek
    • (left) Hagerman Drain
    • (left) Schofield Creek
    • (right) Stevenson Lake
      • Owens Lake
    • Deadman Swamp
    • Grass Lake
  • (left)Johnson Creek
    • Peas Lake
      • Wing Lake
  • (left) Cedar Creek
  • (left) Stony Brook
    • Woodruff Lake
  • (right) Coldwater River
    • See Coldwater River for tributaries of the Coldwater River
  • Lake Isabella
    • (left) Squaw Creek
      • Long Pond
    • (left) Indian Creek
      • Indian Lake
    • (left) Six Lakes
      • Long Lake
      • Round Lake
      • Hoffman Lake
      • Strong Lake
        • Bamber Creek
          • Hannah Lake
          • Moiles Lake
      • Markel Lake
      • Randall Lake
    • (left) Tanner Creek
    • (right) Sherman Creek
    • (left) West Branch Chippewa River
      • (right) Brown Creek
      • (right) Helmer Creek
      • Winchester Dam Flooding
        • Tubbs Lake
        • Lost Lake
        • Diamond Lake
        • Big Evans Lake
          • Roundy Branch
            • Hills Lake
            • Pine Lake
        • Upper Evans Lake
        • Manake Lake
        • Lower Evans Lake
          • Chippewa Creek
            • Chippewa Lake
              • Long Lake
        • Saddlebag Lake
        • Bullhead Lake
        • Boom Lake
        • Bass Lake
        • Dogfish Lake
        • Halfmoon Lake
        • Mud Lake
    • (right) North Branch Chippewa River
      • (left) Rattail Creek
        • Rattail Lakes
      • (right) Butts Creek
      • (right) Benjamin Creek
      • (left) Merrill Lake
      • (right) Tubs Lake
      • (right) Atkinson Creek
      • Big Cranberry Lake
        • Mystic Lake
          • Crooked Lake
        • Three Lake Creek
          • Three Lake

Drainage basin

(Including the Pine River)

  • Clare County

    • Garfield Township
    • Surrey Township

  • Gratiot County

    • City of Alma
    • Arcada Township
    • Bethany Township
    • Emerson Township
    • Pine River Township
    • City of St. Louis
    • Seville Township
    • Sumner Township
    • New Haven Township
    • Newark Township
    • Wheeler Township

  • Isabella County

    • Broomfield Township
    • Chippewa Township
    • Coe Township
    • Coldwater Township
    • Deerfield Township
    • Fremont Township
    • Gilmore Township
    • Isabella Township
    • Lincoln Township
    • City of Mount Pleasant
    • Nottawa Township
    • Rolland Township
    • Village of Shepherd
    • Sherman Township
    • Union Township
    • Vernon Township

  • Mecosta County

    • Chippewa Township
    • Fork Township
    • Martiny Township
    • Millbrook Township
    • Sheridan Township
    • Wheatland Township

  • Midland County

    • Greendale Township
    • Homer Township
    • Jasper Township
    • Lee Township
    • City of Midland
    • Midland Township
    • Mount Haley Township
    • Porter Township

  • Montcalm County

    • Ferris Township
    • Home Township
    • Richland Township

  • Osceola County

    • Orient Township

References

References

  1. {{cite gnis. 623225. Chippewa River
  2. [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]. "Watershed Report: Chippewa River".
  3. 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)
  4. {{cite gnis. 633499. North Branch Chippewa River (Mecosta/Osceola/Clare counties)
  5. {{cite gnis. 621302. Big Cranberry Lake
  6. {{cite gnis. 1615144. Tubbs Lake
  7. {{cite gnis. 1616611. Winchester Dam
  8. {{harvnb. Schrouder. Lockwood. Baker. 2009
  9. {{harvnb. Hayes. 2005
  10. {{cite gnis. 627191. Grass Lake
  11. {{cite gnis. 633498. North Branch Chippewa River (Isabella/Clare counties)
  12. [https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/uv/?site_no=04154000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 USGS Real-time Water Data for Chippewa River, Michigan]
  13. {{cite gnis. 634984. Pine River
  14. {{cite gnis. 624653. Dice Drain
  15. {{cite gnis. 1616572. Wilson Drain
  16. {{cite gnis. 628752. Huber Drain
  17. {{cite gnis. 620478. Baker Drain
  18. {{cite gnis. 628728. Hoxie Drain
  19. {{cite gnis. 630756. Little Salt Creek
  20. {{cite gnis. 1615175. Turkey Creek
  21. {{cite gnis. 626523. Frost Drain
  22. {{cite gnis. 637135. Salt Creek
  23. {{cite gnis. 629762. Kirch Drain
  24. {{cite gnis. 1614807. Thrasher Creek
  25. {{cite gnis. 621491. Black Creek
  26. {{cite gnis. 635341. Potter Creek
  27. {{cite gnis. 634070. Onion Creek
  28. {{cite gnis. 623194. Childs Creek
  29. {{cite gnis. 629920. LaStrange Lake
  30. {{cite gnis. 631252. Lyons Lake
  31. {{cite gnis. 632968. Mud Lake
  32. {{cite gnis. 625944. Figg Drain
  33. {{cite gnis. 634352. Parcher Drain
  34. {{cite gnis. 1616851. Wyant Drain
  35. {{cite gnis. 632499. Mission Creek
  36. {{cite gnis. 628398. Hogg Creek
  37. {{cite gnis. 627596. Hagerman Drain
  38. {{cite gnis. 637358. Schofield Creek
  39. {{cite gnis. 638820. Stevenson Lake
  40. {{cite gnis. 634247. Owens Lake
  41. {{cite gnis. 624421. Deadman Swamp
  42. {{cite gnis. 629323. Johnson Creek
  43. {{cite gnis. 634536. Peas Lake
  44. {{cite gnis. 1616630. Wing Lake
  45. {{cite gnis. 622896. Cedar Creek
  46. {{cite gnis. 638889. Stony Brook
  47. {{cite gnis. 1616783. Woodruff Lake
  48. {{cite gnis. 623573. Coldwater River
  49. {{cite gnis. 629100. Lake Isabella
  50. {{cite gnis. 638671. Squaw Creek
  51. {{cite gnis. 630996. Long Pond
  52. {{cite gnis. 628963. Indian Creek
  53. {{cite gnis. 628986. Indian Lake
  54. {{cite gnis. 638020. Six Lakes
  55. {{cite gnis. 630936. Long Lake
  56. {{cite gnis. 636297. Round Lake
  57. {{cite gnis. 628379. Hoffman Lake
  58. {{cite gnis. 638970. Strong Lake
  59. {{cite gnis. 620534. Bamber Creek
  60. {{cite gnis. 627734. Hannah Lake
  61. {{cite gnis. 632547. Moiles Lake
  62. {{cite gnis. 631572. Markel Lake
  63. {{cite gnis. 635623. Randall Lake
  64. {{cite gnis. 1614585. Tanner Creek
  65. {{cite gnis. 637760. Sherman Creek
  66. {{cite gnis. 1616028. West Branch Chippewa River
  67. {{cite gnis. 619742. Brown Creek
  68. {{cite gnis. 628067. Helmer Creek
  69. forming the Martiny Lake{{cite gnis. 631680. Martiny Lake
  70. {{harvnb. Schrouder. Lockwood. Baker. 2009
  71. {{cite gnis. 631082. Lost Lake
  72. {{cite gnis. 624636. Diamond Lake
  73. {{cite gnis. 621318. Big Evans Lake
  74. {{cite gnis. 636334. Roundy Branch
  75. {{cite gnis. 628320. Hills Lake
  76. {{cite gnis. 634965. Pine Lake
  77. {{cite gnis. 1615399. Upper Evans Lake
  78. {{cite gnis. 631371. Manake Lake
  79. {{cite gnis. 631165. Lower Evans Lake
  80. {{cite gnis. 623216. Chippewa Creek
  81. {{cite gnis. 623222. Chippewa Lake
  82. {{cite gnis. 630937. Long Lake
  83. {{cite gnis. 636481. Saddlebag Lake
  84. {{cite gnis. 622233. Bullhead Lake
  85. {{cite gnis. 621722. Boom Lake
  86. {{cite gnis. 620693. Bass Lake
  87. {{cite gnis. 624744. Dogfish Lake
  88. {{cite gnis. 627627. Halfmoon Lake
  89. {{cite gnis. 632974. Mud Lake
  90. {{cite gnis. 635663. Rattail Creek
  91. {{cite gnis. 635664. Rattail Lakes
  92. {{cite gnis. 624594. Butts Creek
  93. {{cite gnis. 621100. Benjamin Creek
  94. {{cite gnis. 632130. Merrill Lake
  95. {{cite gnis. 1615147. Tubs Lake
  96. {{cite gnis. 620302. Atkinson Creek
  97. {{cite gnis. 633200. Mystic Lake
  98. {{cite gnis. 2106919. Crooked Lake
  99. {{cite gnis. 1614815. Three Lake Creek
  100. {{cite gnis. 1614813. Three Lake
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