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This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan.
When the water receded, it left behind a flat, sandy wetland surrounded by low hills. It served as the drainage zone for an area of lower Michigan that covers approximately ten counties. The region was a treasure-house of the wetland timber industry in the late 19th century. After the old-growth trees had almost all been removed, starting in ...
The two stage drainage ditch is classified as a 'surface' sustainable drainage system, contrary to a sub-surface system. The two stage drainage ditch is a modification of the land whereby grass benches which serve as floodplains are formed within the land of the watershed of the water system, shown in the diagram to the right. [1]
Rock arches and sea caves are popular with kayakers Photo of Chapel Rock at dawn from the shore, looking over Lake Superior Grand Sable Dunes Munising Coast Guard Station. From the west (Munising) to the east (Grand Marais): Munising Falls, Interpretive Center; Sand Point, National Lakeshore Headquarters; Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse ...
Portage River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) [3] river that flows southward through Kalamazoo County and St. Joseph County, Michigan.Its headwaters are 8 miles (13 km) east of the city of Kalamazoo at Portage Lake, and the river flows southwest to its mouth within the city limits of Three Rivers, where it drains into the St. Joseph River.
A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Howard was found guilty of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism during a ...
The Pigeon River is a small river flowing to Lake Michigan on the western Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is approximately 12.9 miles (20.8 km) long [ 4 ] [ a ] and drains an area of 61.7 square miles (160 km 2 ) [ 6 ] [ b ] in a generally rural area situated between the cities of Holland and Grand Haven .
The Rogue River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, running through Kent and Newaygo counties and through the Rogue River State Game Area. It is 48 miles (77 km) long [2] and has a drainage basin of 234 square miles (610 km 2). [3] Its headwaters are a series of ditches that drain the old Rice Lake bed near Grant for agricultural purposes ...