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Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin. It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
The Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, commonly known as the Chain of Lakes, is a 75-mile-long (121 km) waterway consisting of 14 lakes and connecting rivers in the northwestern section of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, which empty into Lake Michigan. The watershed includes 500 square miles (1,300 km 2) in Antrim ...
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.
A detail from A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances (1842) by Henry Schenck Tanner, showing Antrim County during the period when it was named Meegisee County, its name from 1840 to 1843. [7] The name is misspelled as "Negissee" on the map. Several nearby counties are also shown with names that would later be changed.
Black River is a 4.2-mile-long (6.8 km) [2] river in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Michigan that empties into Lake Michigan in South Haven at 1] where it discharges past the South Pier Lighthouse. The river takes its name from the dark brown color of its water, which is caused by suspended sediments and organic materials picked up ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, Watervliet Township has a total area of 14.49 square miles (37.53 km 2), of which 13.47 square miles (34.89 km 2) is land and 1.02 square miles (2.64 km 2) (7.04%) is water. [4] The largest water body in the township is Paw Paw Lake, shared with Coloma Township.
These three counties make up the Greater Tri-Cities, a common term describing this region of Michigan. The region also goes by the name of the Great Lakes Bay Region . Statistically, the region is known as the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City Metropolitan Area , a combined statistical area composed of these three counties.
Neighboring Manistee County townships are Pleasanton Township to the east, Bear Lake Township touching the southeast corner, and Onekama Township to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau , Arcadia Township has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49 km 2 ), of which 18.6 square miles (48 km 2 ) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 ...