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 / 43.65833; -83.88333,[2] approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Saginaw River.

Kawkawlin River
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Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBay 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 / 43.64528; -83.95306, 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 / 43.83000; -84.17250, 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 / 43.65889; -84.06694.[2]

The Kawkawlin River system drains all or portions of the following townships:

Tributaries

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  • (right) Indian Town Drain[4]
  • (left) Millpond Drain[5]
  • (right) North Branch Kawkawlin River[3]
    • (left) Popp Drain[6]
    • (left) Hembling Drain[7]
      • (right) McNally Drain[8]
      • (right) Reinhardt Drain[9]
      • (left) Everson Drain[10]
    • (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]
      • (right) Herner Drain[25]
        • (right) Wright Drain[26]
      • Kawkawlin Creek Flooding[24]
    • (left) Hoffman Drain[27]
    • (right) Watson Drain[28]
      • (left) Chubb Drain[29]
      • (right) Gear Drain[30]
  • (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]
    • (left) Cassube Drain[47]
    • (left) Waldo Drain[48]
      • (right) Davis Drain[49]
        • (left) Shinbines Drain[50]
        • (right) Prasty Drain[51]
      • (left) Livingstone Drain[52]
      • (left) Wenglikowski Drain[53]
    • (left) Vogtman Drain[54]
    • (left) Panzer Drain[55]
    • (right) Kaiser Drain[56]
    • (left) Kraweck Drain[57]
      • (left) Pashok Drain[58]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawkawlin River
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Kawkawlin River
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Town Drain
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millpond Drain
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Popp Drain
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hembling Drain
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNally Drain
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reinhardt Drain
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Everson Drain
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garvey Drain
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kerr Drain
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lapan Drain
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedell Drain
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hearit Drain
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald Drain
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawalski Drain
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crump Drain
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Renner Drain
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sequin Drain
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bleshenski Drain
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torey Drain
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunn Drain
  24. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawkawlin Creek
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herner Drain
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright Drain
  27. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoffman Drain
  28. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watson Drain
  29. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chubb Drain
  30. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gear Drain
  31. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hildebrandt Drain
  32. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anderson Drain
  33. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Culver Creek
  34. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolverine Drain
  35. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bradford Creek
  36. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Drain
  37. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phillips Drain
  38. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoppler Creek
  39. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dell Creek
  40. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perry Creek
  41. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dingman Drain
  42. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason Drain
  43. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: DeShano Drain
  44. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Betzold Drain
  45. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbell Drain
  46. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dietline Drain
  47. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cassube Drain
  48. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldo Drain
  49. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis Drain
  50. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbines Drain
  51. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prasty Drain
  52. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Livingstone Drain
  53. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wenglikowski Drain
  54. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vogtman Drain
  55. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panzer Drain
  56. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaiser Drain
  57. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kraweck Drain
  58. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pashok Drain