Cedar River (Menominee County, 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[1] and flows mostly south and east to empty into Green Bay of Lake Michigan at 45°24′35″N 87°21′05″W[1] in the community of Cedar River.

For other "Cedar Rivers" in Michigan, see Carp River (Michigan).
Cedar River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Green Bay
 • elevation
581 ft (177 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemLake 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]
        • (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]
    • (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]
  • (left) Reed Brook[43]
  • (left) Alder Brook[45]
  • (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]
  • (left) Pittsburg Creek[54]
  • (left) Labre Creek[55]
  • (left) Nacomis Creek[56]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains all or portions of the following:

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