Cedar River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationChestonia Township
Mouth 
  location
Intermediate River
  elevation
614 ft (187 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemElk 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.

The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at 44°57′29″N 85°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″N 85°12′16″W / 44.98000°N 85.20444°W / 44.98000; -85.20444 (Cedar River (mouth)).[1]

The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at 45°00′18″N 85°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″N 85°06′04″W / 45.00500°N 85.10111°W / 45.00500; -85.10111 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth)).[3]

Tributaries

From the mouth:

  • Blair Lake[4]
  • (left) North Branch Cedar River[3]
  • (left) Woolcott Creek[5]
  • (right) Scotts Spring[6]

Drainage basin

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

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