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Nottawa Creek (also known as Nottawa River, Nottawaseepe River, and Nottawaseppe River) is a 33.9-mile-long (54.6 km) [2] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into the St. Joseph River at 3] approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon
Nottawa may refer to the following places: In Canada: Nottawa, Ontario; In the United States: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan; Nottawa Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan; Nottawa Creek, also known as Nottawa River, in Michigan
This river was formerly known as the Nottawasippee River or the Huron River of St. Clair. The root Nottawa in Nottawasippee is an Ojibwe ethnic slur meaning "like rattlesnakes", referring to the Huron people, who inhabited the area prior to the arrival of the Potawatomi, Odawa and Ojibwe. [2] [3] [4]
The Nottawasaga River is a river in Simcoe County and Dufferin County in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a tributary of Lake Huron.The river flows from the Orangeville Reservoir in the town of Orangeville, Dufferin County, through the Niagara Escarpment [2] and the Minesing Wetlands, the latter a wetland of international significance (Ramsar Convention ...
The river takes its name from the Ojibwe word "Nottawasaga". Nottawa (or Naadowe in modern orthography) means "Iroquois" and saga (zaagi in modern orthography) means "mouth of the river"; the word "Nottawasaga" (Naddowe-zaagi in modern orthography) was used by Algonquin scouts as a warning if they saw Iroquois raiding parties approaching their ...
Nottawa Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,685 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The township is named after the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi .
Saranac – Abenaki word "zalônák:tégw" meaning "staghorn sumac cone river". [65] Saugatuck – Indian word "so'hktuk" meaning "river that pours out". [66] Township of Saugatuck; Scio. Township of Scio Township; Sciota; Sebewa – Indian word meaning "little creek". Village of Sebewa; Sebewaing – Ojibwe wird "ziibiiweng" meaning "river ...
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