River in Clare and Gladwin counties, Michigan, United States
The creek flowing through downtown Gladwin
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 .
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 / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W / 44.03889; -84.66556 (Cedar River (source) )
[1] in
Hamilton Township ,
Clare County . It flows into the
Tobacco River at
43°53′17″N 84°29′14″W / 43.88806°N 84.48722°W / 43.88806; -84.48722 (Cedar River (mouth) )
[1] in
Beaverton .
The North Branch Cedar River rises at
44°08′54″N 84°30′58″W / 44.14833°N 84.51611°W / 44.14833; -84.51611 (North Branch Cedar River (source) )
[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 / 44.02722°N 84.57639°W / 44.02722; -84.57639 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth) )
[3] a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.
The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at
44°06′47″N 84°37′23″W / 44.11306°N 84.62306°W / 44.11306; -84.62306 (Middle Branch Cedar River (source) )
[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 / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W / 44.04444; -84.63167 (Middle Branch Cedar River (mouth) )
[4] in
Hamilton Township , near the Gladwin County border.
The West Branch Cedar River rises at
44°06′49″N 84°39′08″W / 44.11361°N 84.65222°W / 44.11361; -84.65222 (West Branch Cedar River (source) )
[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]
(left) Frost Lake
[18]
(left) Smith Creek
[19]
(right) Lake Contos
[20]
(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]
(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) Cranberry Creek
[39]
Drainage basin
The Cedar River drains portions of the following:
References
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a
b
c
"Cedar River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^ 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
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a
b
c
"North Branch Cedar River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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a
b
c
"Middle Branch Cedar River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
a
b
"West Branch Cedar River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Little Cedar River" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Doone Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Farm Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Canham Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lucas Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Swan Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Bendle Drain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Silver Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Chappel Dam" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Wiggins Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Howland Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Howland Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Frost Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Smith Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lake Contos" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Puro Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Mud Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Pratt Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Peach Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"McGilvery Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Schoolhouse Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Greasy Jim Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Blue Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Island Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Streaked Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Trout Lake (Gladwin County)" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"House Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Hoister Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lindy Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Lake Little George" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Trout Lake (Clare County)" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Decker Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Popple Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Cranberry Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
"Cranberry Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Arnold Lake" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .