Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan)

For other "Cedar Rivers" in Michigan, see Cedar River (Michigan).

Cedar River (also known as the Big Cedar River)^[1] is a 67.1-mile-long (108.0 km)^[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in the northern part of Menominee County at 45°53′18″N 87°35′15″W / 45.88833°N 87.58750°W / 45.88833; -87.58750 (Cedar River (source))^[1] and flows mostly south and east to empty into Green Bay of Lake Michigan at 45°24′35″N 87°21′05″W / 45.40972°N 87.35139°W / 45.40972; -87.35139 (Cedar River (mouth))^[1] in the community of Cedar River.

Cedar River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Green Bay
• elevation	581 ft (177 m)^[1]
Basin features
River system	Lake Michigan

The Little Cedar River, a tributary of the Menominee River, also flows mostly southward in Menominee County approximately 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) west of the Cedar River.

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

• (left) Walton River^[3]
  • (right) Westman Lake^[4]
  • North Lake^[5]
    • Crystal Brook^[6]
    • Weary Creek^[7]
    • Big Brook^[8]
      • (left) Little Lake^[9]
        • Hayward Lake^[10]
          • Hayward Creek^[11]
          • Myers Lake^[12]
      • (right) Baird Creek^[13]
      • (right) Grant Brook^[14]
      • (left) Wagner Lake^[15]
• (left) Elwood Creek^[16]
  • (left) West Ellwood Creek^[17]
  • (right) Mill Creek^[18]
  • (right) Dry Creek^[19]
• (left) Devils Creek^[20]
  • (right) Camp H Creek^[21]
  • (left) Crawford Creek^[22]
• (right) Brill Brook^[23]
• (right) Degraves Creek (also known as Degroves Creek)^[24]
• (left) Collard Creek^[25]
• (left) Crooked Creek^[26]
• (right) Depas Creek^[27]
  • (left) Advent Creek^[28]
• (left) Mashek Creek^[29]
• (left) Brook Creek^[30]
  • (right) Knap Creek^[31]
    • Kitchners Lake^[32]
  • (left) Gordon Creek^[33]
• (right) Houle Creek^[34]
• (right) Fortyseven Mile Creek^[35]
  • (right) Whitney Creek^[36]
• (left) Gorginski Creek^[37]
• (right) Wilson Creek^[38]
  • (right) Arnold Lake^[39]
  • (right) Indian Creek^[40]
    • Indian Lake^[41]
    • Little Indian Lake^[42]
• (left) Reed Brook^[43]
  • Reed Lake^[44]
• (left) Alder Brook^[45]
  • Wheeler Lake^[46]
• (left) West Branch Cedar River^[47]
  • (left) Beaver Dam Creek^[48]
  • (left) Menard Creek^[49]
  • (left) Lake Number Eighteen^[50]
  • (left) Vega Creek^[51]
  • (right) Spruce Creek^[52]
    • Spruce Lake^[53]
• (left) Pittsburg Creek^[54]
• (left) Labre Creek^[55]
• (left) Nacomis Creek^[56]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains all or portions of the following:

• Delta County
  • Bark River Township
• Menominee County
  • Cedarville Township
  • Daggett Township
  • Gourley Township
  • Harris Township
  • Ingallston Township
  • Meyer Township
  • Nadeau Township
  • Village of Powers
  • Spalding Township
  • Stephenson Township

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan)
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
3. "Walton River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "Westman Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. "North Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. "Crystal Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
7. "Weary Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
8. "Big Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
9. "Little Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
10. "Hayward Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
11. "Hayward Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
12. "Myers Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
13. "Baird Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
14. "Grant Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
15. "Wagner Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
16. "Elwood Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
17. "West Ellwood Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
18. "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
19. "Dry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
20. "Devils Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
21. "Camp H Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
22. "Crawford Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
23. "Brill Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
24. "Degraves Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
25. "Collard Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
26. "Crooked Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
27. "Depas Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
28. "Advent Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
29. "Mashek Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
30. "Brook Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
31. "Knap Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
32. "Kitchners Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
33. "Gordon Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
34. "Houle Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
35. "Fortyseven Mile Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
36. "Whitney Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
37. "Gorginski Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
38. "Wilson Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
39. "Arnold Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
40. "Indian Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
41. "Indian Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
42. "Little Indian Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
43. "Reed Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
44. "Reed Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
45. "Alder Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
46. "Wheeler Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
47. "West Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
48. "Beaver Dam Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
49. "Menard Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
50. "Lake Number Eighteen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
51. "Vega Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
52. "Spruce Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
53. "Spruce Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
54. "Pittsburg Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
55. "Labre Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
56. "Nacomis Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.