Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan)

Cedar River is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km)[2] stream in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, a tributary of Lake Michigan.

Cedar River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chestonia Township
Mouth
• location	Intermediate River
• elevation	614 ft (187 m)[1]
Basin features
River system	Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed

The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at 44°57′29″N 85°02′30″W[1] and flows mostly to the west into the Intermediate River in Bellaire at 44°58′48″N 85°12′16″W.[1]

The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W.[3]

Tributaries

From the mouth:

• Blair Lake[4]
• (left) North Branch Cedar River[3]
• (left) Woolcott Creek[5]
• (right) Scotts Spring[6]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:

• City of Bellaire
• Chestonia Township
• Custer Township
• Kearney Township
• Mancelona Township

References

1. "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed November 21, 2011
3. "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Blair Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
5. "Woolcott Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
6. "Scotts Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.