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River in the United States
The Pine River is a 103-mile-long (166 km)
[3] river in the
Lower Peninsula of the
U.S. state of
Michigan . The Pine River is a tributary of the
Chippewa River and is thus part of the
Saginaw River
drainage basin .
The river rises in
Wheatland Township in southeast
Mecosta County at
43°35′09″N 85°08′34″W / 43.58583°N 85.14278°W / 43.58583; -85.14278 (Pine River (source) ) .
[1] It flows southeast into southwest
Isabella County . It turns south through northeast
Montcalm County and
Gratiot County , where it turns to the northeast, continuing through the cities of
Alma and
St. Louis . It enters
Midland County and joins the
Chippewa River at
43°36′06″N 84°17′33″W / 43.60167°N 84.29250°W / 43.60167; -84.29250 (Pine River (mouth) )
[1] approximately two miles before the Chippewa joins the
Tittabawassee River on the west side of the city of
Midland .
The river was contaminated by the Michigan Chemical Corporation (later
Velsicol Chemical Corporation ) in St. Louis and has been subject to extensive clean-up efforts.
[4]
Tributaries and features
(left) Sucker Creek
[5]
(left) Bush Creek
[6]
(right) Taylor Drain
[7]
(left) Rook Drain
[8]
(left) Horse Creek
[9]
(right) Sugar Creek
[10]
(right) Honeyoey Creek
[11]
(left) Coles Creek
[12]
Madison Lake
[14]
(left) Newark and Arcadia Drain
[15]
(left) Carpenter Creek
[16]
(left) Twin Lake
[17]
(left) Robbins Lake
[18]
(left) Deaner Lake
[19]
(right) Mud Creek
[20]
(left) Bass Lake Drain
[21]
(right) North Branch Pine River
[22]
(left) Cedar Drain
[23]
(right) Thatcher Creek
[24]
(left) Wolf Creek
[25]
(right) Offnear Lake
[26]
(left) Cedar Lake
[27]
(left) Skunk Creek
[29]
(left) South Branch Pine River
[30]
Blanchard Millpond
[31]
(left) Decker Creek
[32]
(right) Jewel Creek
[33]
(right) Pony Creek
[34]
(left) Halls Lake
[35]
(right) Big Eldred Lake
[36]
(left) Miller Creek
[38]
Pine Lake
[40]
Drainage basin
References
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a
b
c
"Pine River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
United States Environmental Protection Agency .
"Watershed Report: Pine River" . WATERS GeoViewer .
Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-05 .
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
The National Map , accessed November 7, 2011
^ Smith, Lindsey.
"Michigan town looks forward to cleaning up mess left behind by chemical company" . www.michiganradio.org . Michigan Radio. Retrieved 9 June 2020 .
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"Sucker Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Bush Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Taylor Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Rook Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Horse Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Sugar Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Honeyoey Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Coles Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Peterman Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Madison Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Newark and Arcadia Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Carpenter Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Twin Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Robbins Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Deaner Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Mud Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Bass Lake Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"North Branch Pine river" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Cedar Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Thatcher Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Wolf Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Offnear Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Cedar Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Marl Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Skunk Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"South Branch Pine River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Blanchard Millpond" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Decker Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Jewel Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Pony Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Halls Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Big Eldred Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Little Eldred Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Miller Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Meeker LAke" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Pine Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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