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Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan)

For other Portage Rivers in Michigan, see Portage River (Michigan).

The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[3] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southwesterly through northeast Jackson County.

Portage River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWaterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Mouth 
 • location
Grand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
 • elevation
909 feet (277 m)[1]
Length15.5 mi (24.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average148.54 cu ft/s (4.206 m3/s) (estimate)[2]

The Portage River rises at approximately 42°22′26″N 84°10′48″W / 42.37389°N 84.18000°W / 42.37389; -84.18000 in the Portage Lake Swamp in the Waterloo State Recreation Area. The river flows mostly southwest into the Grand River at 42°18′54″N 84°23′42″W / 42.31500°N 84.39500°W / 42.31500; -84.39500 in Blackman Charter Township just north of the city of Jackson.[1] The Portage River forms the boundary between the townships of Henrietta and Leoni.

Drainage basin

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The Portage River drains all or portions of the following administrative divisions:

Named tributaries

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From the mouth:

  • (right) Wildcat Creek[4]
  • (right) outflow from
  • (left) Batteese Creek[9]
  • (left) Orchard Creek[12]
    • (left) Cahaogan Creek[13]
    • (right) Thornapple Creek[14]
      • (left) Pickett Drain[15]
      • (right) Jacobs Lake Drain[17]
  • (right) outflow from Portage Lake[19]
  • Little Portage Lake[20]
    • (right) outflow from series of lakes and small streams including
    • (left) Honey Creek[25]
    • Portage Lake Swamp[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage River
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Portage River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brill Lake
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint John Lake
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Creek
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Lake
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Lake
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaogan Creek
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornapple Creek
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett Drain
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standish Lake
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake Drain
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Portage Lake
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locker Lake
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riley Lake
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notten Lake
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehman Lake
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake Swamp
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