The Kawkawlin River is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km)[1] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at 43°39′30″N 83°53′00″W / 43.65833°N 83.88333°W,[2] approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Saginaw River.
Kawkawlin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bay County, Michigan |
Mouth | |
• location | Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron |
The Kawkawlin has two main branches, the North Branch, which is the longer branch, and the South Branch, which is also known as simply the Kawkawlin River. The confluence of the north and south branches northwest of Bay City at 43°38′43″N 83°57′11″W / 43.64528°N 83.95306°W, just a little more than one mile from the mouth of the river.[3] The North Branch rises from the confluence of Hoffman Drain and Watson Drain at 43°49′48″N 84°10′21″W / 43.83000°N 84.17250°W, at the southeast corner of Gladwin County.[3] Upstream from the confluence with the North Branch, the Kawkawlin (or the South Branch), rises from the confluence of Dietline and Betzoid drains at 43°39′32″N 84°04′01″W / 43.65889°N 84.06694°W.[2]
The Kawkawlin River system drains all or portions of the following townships:
- In Bay County
- In Gladwin County
- Bentley Township
- Grim Township (via Chubb Drain)
- In Midland County
- Larkin Township (via Waldo Drain and the Dietline Drain system)
- Midland Township (via Dingman and Waldo drains)
- Mills Township (via Kawkawlin Creek)
- In Saginaw County
- Tittabawassee Township (via Culver Creek)
Tributaries
edit- (right) Indian Town Drain[4]
- (left) Millpond Drain[5]
- (right) North Branch Kawkawlin River[3]
- (left) Popp Drain[6]
- (left) Hembling Drain[7]
- (left) Garvey Drain[11]
- (right) Kerr Drain[12]
- (left) Lapan Drain[13]
- (left) Bedell Drain[14]
- (left) Hearit Drain[15]
- (right) McDonald Drain[16]
- (right) Kawalski Drain[17]
- (right) Crump Drain[18]
- (right) Renner Drain[19]
- (left) Sequin Drain[20]
- (left) Bleshenski Drain[21]
- (left) Torey Drain[22]
- (left) Gunn Drain[23]
- (left) Kawkawlin Creek[24]
- (left) Hoffman Drain[27]
- (right) Watson Drain[28]
- (right) Hildebrandt Drain[31]
- (left) Anderson Drain[32]
- (left) Culver Creek[33]
- (left) Wolverine Drain[34]
- (left) Bradford Creek[35]
- (left) Pine Drain[36]
- (left) Phillips Drain[37]
- (left) Hoppler Creek[38]
- (left) Dell Creek[39]
- (left) Perry Creek[40]
- (left) Dingman Drain[41]
- (left) Mason Drain[42]
- (left) DeShano Drain[43]
- (right) Betzold Drain[44]
- (right) Campbell Drain[45]
- (left) Dietline Drain[46]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 7, 2011
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawkawlin River
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Kawkawlin River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Town Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millpond Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Popp Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hembling Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNally Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reinhardt Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Everson Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garvey Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kerr Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lapan Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedell Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hearit Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawalski Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crump Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Renner Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sequin Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bleshenski Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torey Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunn Drain
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawkawlin Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herner Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoffman Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watson Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chubb Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gear Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hildebrandt Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anderson Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Culver Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolverine Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bradford Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phillips Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoppler Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dell Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perry Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dingman Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: DeShano Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Betzold Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbell Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dietline Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cassube Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldo Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbines Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prasty Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Livingstone Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wenglikowski Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vogtman Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panzer Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaiser Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kraweck Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pashok Drain