Little Thornapple River (Eaton County)

River in the United States

Little Thornapple River is a 9.1-mile-long (14.6 km)^[3] river in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Little Thornapple rises in central Carmel Township at 42°33′23″N 84°54′27″W / 42.55639°N 84.90750°W / 42.55639; -84.90750 (Little Thornapple River (source)),^[1] approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from downtown Charlotte.

There are few named tributaries. Just north of the Wend Valley Airport, the Little Thornapple is joined by the Densmore Perkins Fish Creek Drain^[4] and the Baker Drain.

The stream flows primarily to the north and empties into the Thornapple River in Chester Township at 42°39′27″N 84°52′27″W / 42.65750°N 84.87417°W / 42.65750; -84.87417 (Little Thornapple River (mouth)).^[1]

References

1. "Little Thornapple River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: [Little Thornapple River]". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
4. "Densmore Perkins Fish Creek Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.