Cedar River
The Cedar River in Gladwin
Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHamilton Township, Michigan
 • coordinates44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W / 44.03889; -84.66556
Mouth 
 • location
Tobacco River
 • coordinates
44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W / 44.04444; -84.63167
 • elevation
712 ft (217 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemSaginaw River
The creek flowing through downtown Gladwin

The Cedar River is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km)[2] 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 44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W / 44.03889; -84.66556 (Cedar River (source))[1] in Hamilton Township, Clare County. It flows into the Tobacco River at 43°53′17″N 84°29′14″W / 43.88806°N 84.48722°W / 43.88806; -84.48722 (Cedar River (mouth))[1] in Beaverton.

The North Branch Cedar River rises at 44°08′54″N 84°30′58″W / 44.14833°N 84.51611°W / 44.14833; -84.51611 (North Branch Cedar River (source))[3] in northwest Gladwin County in Sherman Township east of Meredith near the border with Roscommon County, and joins the main branch at 44°01′38″N 84°34′35″W / 44.02722°N 84.57639°W / 44.02722; -84.57639 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth))[3] a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.

The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′47″N 84°37′23″W / 44.11306°N 84.62306°W / 44.11306; -84.62306 (Middle Branch Cedar River (source))[4] in northeast Clare County in Franklin Township just west of Meredith. It flows mostly south and joins with the West Branch at 44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W / 44.04444; -84.63167 (Middle Branch Cedar River (mouth))[4] in Hamilton Township, near the Gladwin County border.

The West Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′49″N 84°39′08″W / 44.11361°N 84.65222°W / 44.11361; -84.65222 (West Branch Cedar River (source))[5] 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 miles (8 km) downstream from Beaverton.[6]

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

  • (left) Doone Creek[7]
  • (left) Farm Drain[8]
  • (right) Canham Drain[9]
  • (left) Lucas Drain[10]
  • (left) Swan Lake (also known as Slaughterhouse Lake)[11]
  • City of Gladwin
  • Bendle Drain[12]
  • Silver Creek[13]
  • Chappel Dam[14]
  • Wiggins Lake (also known as Chappel Pond)[15]
    • (left) Howland Creek[16]
    • (left) Frost Lake[18]
  • (left) Smith Creek[19]
  • (right) Lake Contos[20]
  • (right) North Branch Cedar River[3]
    • (left) Peach Lake[24]
    • (left) McGilvery Lake[25]
    • (left) Schoolhouse Lake[26]
    • (right) Greasy Jim Lake[27]
    • (left) Blue Lake[28]
    • (left) Streaked Lake[30]
      • Trout Lake (Gladwin County)[31]
        • House Lake[32]
        • Hoister Lake (also known as Holster Lake)[33]
  • (right) Middle Branch Cedar River[4]
    • (right) Lindy Lake[34]
    • (left) Lake Little George[35]
    • Trout Lake (Clare County)[36]
  • (left) Decker Lake[37]
  • (right) West Branch Cedar River[5]
    • (left) Popple Creek[38]
  • (left) Cranberry Creek[39]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 7, 2011
  3. 1 2 3 "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. 1 2 3 "Middle Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. 1 2 "West Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ↑ "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ↑ "Doone Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ↑ "Farm Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ↑ "Canham Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ↑ "Lucas Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. ↑ "Swan Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. ↑ "Bendle Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. ↑ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  14. ↑ "Chappel Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  15. ↑ "Wiggins Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  16. ↑ "Howland Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  17. ↑ "Howland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  18. ↑ "Frost Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  19. ↑ "Smith Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  20. ↑ "Lake Contos". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  21. ↑ "Puro Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  22. ↑ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  23. ↑ "Pratt Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  24. ↑ "Peach Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  25. ↑ "McGilvery Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  26. ↑ "Schoolhouse Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  27. ↑ "Greasy Jim Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  28. ↑ "Blue Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  29. ↑ "Island Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  30. ↑ "Streaked Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  31. ↑ "Trout Lake (Gladwin County)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  32. ↑ "House Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  33. ↑ "Hoister Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  34. ↑ "Lindy Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  35. ↑ "Lake Little George". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  36. ↑ "Trout Lake (Clare County)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  37. ↑ "Decker Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  38. ↑ "Popple Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  39. ↑ "Cranberry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  40. ↑ "Cranberry Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  41. ↑ "Arnold Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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