Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)

The Cedar River is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km)^[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing through Clare County and Gladwin County.

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Cedar River
The Cedar River in Gladwin
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Hamilton Township, Michigan
• coordinates	44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W

Mouth
• location	Tobacco River
• coordinates	44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W
• elevation	712 ft (217 m)^[1]
Basin features
River system	Saginaw River

The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of Cranberry Creek and the West Branch Cedar River at 44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W^[1] in Hamilton Township, Clare County. It flows into the Tobacco River at 43°53′17″N 84°29′14″W^[1] in Beaverton.

The North Branch Cedar River rises at 44°08′54″N 84°30′58″W^[3] in northwest Gladwin County in Sherman Township east of Meredith near the border with Roscommon County, and joins the main branch at 44°01′38″N 84°34′35″W^[3] a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.

The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′47″N 84°37′23″W^[4] in northeast Clare County in Franklin Township just west of Meredith. It flows mostly south and joins with the West Branch at 44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W^[4] in Hamilton Township, near the Gladwin County border.

The West Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′49″N 84°39′08″W^[5] in Franklin Township, a few miles southwest of Meredith. Another tributary, Cranberry Creek rises in Arnold and Cranberry lakes a few miles northeast of Harrison.

The Little Cedar River is not a tributary of the Cedar River, but flows into the Tobacco River approximately 5 miles (8 km) downstream from Beaverton.^[6]

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

(left) Doone Creek^[7]
(left) Farm Drain^[8]
(right) Canham Drain^[9]
(left) Lucas Drain^[10]
(left) Swan Lake (also known as Slaughterhouse Lake)^[11]
City of Gladwin
Bendle Drain^[12]
Silver Creek^[13]
Chappel Dam^[14]
Wiggins Lake (also known as Chappel Pond)^[15]
- (left) Howland Creek^[16]
  - Howland Lake^[17]
- (left) Frost Lake^[18]
(left) Smith Creek^[19]
(right) Lake Contos^[20]
- (left) Puro Lake^[21]
- Mud Lake^[22]
  - Pratt Lake^[23]
(right) North Branch Cedar River^[3]
- (left) Peach Lake^[24]
- (left) McGilvery Lake^[25]
- (left) Schoolhouse Lake^[26]
- (right) Greasy Jim Lake^[27]
- (left) Blue Lake^[28]
  - Island Lake^[29]
- (left) Streaked Lake^[30]
  - Trout Lake (Gladwin County)^[31]
    - House Lake^[32]
    - Hoister Lake (also known as Holster Lake)^[33]
(right) Middle Branch Cedar River^[4]
- (right) Lindy Lake^[34]
- (left) Lake Little George^[35]
- Trout Lake (Clare County)^[36]
(left) Decker Lake^[37]
(right) West Branch Cedar River^[5]
- (left) Popple Creek^[38]
(left) Cranberry Creek^[39]
- - Cranberry Lake^[40]
  - Arnold Lake^[41]

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Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)

Tributaries and features

Drainage basin

References

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