Jordan River (Michigan)

Jordan River
	The Jordan River in Jordan Township
	Location of the mouth of the Jordan River in Michigan
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Antrim, Charlevoix
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Warner Township
• coordinates	45°04′28″N 84°54′28″W[1]
• elevation	1,190 feet (360 m)[2][3]
Mouth	Lake Charlevoix
• location	East Jordan
• coordinates	45°09′13″N 85°07′48″W[1]
• elevation	590 feet (180 m)[2]
Length	24.9 miles (40.1 km)[4]
Basin size	100,000 acres (400 km2)[2][3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Green River
• right	Deer Creek

The Jordan River is a 24.9-mile-long (40.1 km)[4] stream in the northwestern part of the lower peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest tributary of Lake Charlevoix. The Jordan's headwaters rise from springs in the upper Jordan River Valley northeast of Mancelona in Antrim County. The Jordan River was the first river to be designated in Michigan's Natural Rivers Program.[5]

The Jordan River is well known for its world-class brook trout fishing and for its scenic canoe trips. The headwaters are accessible by many foot and ATV trails.

Course

The Jordan River begins in central Warner Township in northeast Antrim County. It winds generally to the southwest, cutting across the northwest corner of Star Township before flowing west through northern Chestonia Township. It then turns to the north, flowing through Jordan Township, the northeast corner of Echo Township, then into South Arm Township in Charlevoix County and emptying into the south arm of Lake Charlevoix in East Jordan.[1]

Tributaries

(right) Jones Creek[6]
(left) Deer Creek[7]
- Patricia Lake[8]
- (left) Healeys Trout Pond[9]
- (right) Marvon Creek[10]
- (right) Eaton Creek[11]
- (right) Warner Creek[12]
  - (left) Hog Creek[13]
  - O'Brien Pond[14]
- (right) Collins Creek[15]
- Deer Lake[16]
(right) Bennett Creek[17]
- Mud Lake[18]
(left) Todd Creek[19]
(right) Bartholemew Creek[20]
(left) Severance Creek[21]
(left) Webster Creek[22]
(left) Gook Creek[23]
(right) Lilak Creek[24]
(right) Martin Creek[25]
(left) Mill Creek[26]
(left) Sutton Creek[27]
(right) Cokirs Creek, also known as Kocher Creek[28]
(left) Scott Creek[29]
(left) Tutstone Creek[30]
(right) Green River[31]
(right) Stevens Creek[32]
(right) Landslide Creek[33]
- (right) Cascade Creek[34]
(right) Section Thirteen Creek[35]
(right) Six Tile Creek[36]

Drainage basin

The Jordan River system drains all or portions of the following cities, villages and townships:

References

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan River

[FOJRW-resource-2] "The Resource" Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Friends of the Jordan River Watershed, accessed 09 May, 2010

[JRNRP-3] Jordan River Natural River Plan, Revised 2002, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, accessed 09 May, 2010

[NHD-4] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 21, 2011

[5] "40th Anniversary of the Natural Rivers Program", Michigan Department of Natural Resources, accessed 09 May, 2010

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jones Creek

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patricia Lake

[9] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Healeys Trout Pond

[10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marvon Creek

[11] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eaton Creek

[12] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warner Creek

[13] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hog Cree

[14] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: O'Brien Pond

[15] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins Creek

[16] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Lake

[17] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett Creek

[18] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake

[19] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Todd Creek

[20] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bartholemew Creek

[21] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Severance Creek

[22] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Webster Creek

[23] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gook Creek

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lilak Creek

[25] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martin Creek

[26] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Creek

[27] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sutton Creek

[28] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cokirs Creek

[29] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott Creek

[30] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tutstone Creek

[31] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green River

[32] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stevens Creek

[33] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Landslide Creek

[34] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascade Creek

[35] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Section Thirteen Creek

[36] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Six Tile Creek