River in Clare and Gladwin counties, Michigan, United States
The creek flowing through downtown Gladwin The Cedar River is a 29.0-mile-long (46.7 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan , flowing through Clare County and Gladwin County .
The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of Cranberry Creek and the West Branch Cedar River at 44°02′20″N 84°39′56″W / 44.03889°N 84.66556°W / 44.03889; -84.66556 (Cedar River (source)) [1] in Hamilton Township , Clare County . It flows into the Tobacco River at 43°53′17″N 84°29′14″W / 43.88806°N 84.48722°W / 43.88806; -84.48722 (Cedar River (mouth)) [1] in Beaverton .
The North Branch Cedar River rises at 44°08′54″N 84°30′58″W / 44.14833°N 84.51611°W / 44.14833; -84.51611 (North Branch Cedar River (source)) [3] in northwest Gladwin County in Sherman Township east of Meredith near the border with Roscommon County , and joins the main branch at 44°01′38″N 84°34′35″W / 44.02722°N 84.57639°W / 44.02722; -84.57639 (North Branch Cedar River (mouth)) [3] a few miles northwest of Wiggins Lake.
The Middle Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′47″N 84°37′23″W / 44.11306°N 84.62306°W / 44.11306; -84.62306 (Middle Branch Cedar River (source)) [4] in northeast Clare County in Franklin Township just west of Meredith . It flows mostly south and joins with the West Branch at 44°02′40″N 84°37′54″W / 44.04444°N 84.63167°W / 44.04444; -84.63167 (Middle Branch Cedar River (mouth)) [4] in Hamilton Township , near the Gladwin County border.
The West Branch Cedar River rises at 44°06′49″N 84°39′08″W / 44.11361°N 84.65222°W / 44.11361; -84.65222 (West Branch Cedar River (source)) [5] in Franklin Township, a few miles southwest of Meredith. Another tributary, Cranberry Creek rises in Arnold and Cranberry lakes a few miles northeast of Harrison .
The Little Cedar River is not a tributary of the Cedar River, but flows into the Tobacco River approximately 5 miles (8 km) downstream from Beaverton.[6]
Tributaries and features From the mouth:
(left) Doone Creek[7] (left) Farm Drain[8] (right) Canham Drain[9] (left) Lucas Drain[10] (left) Swan Lake (also known as Slaughterhouse Lake)[11] City of Gladwin Bendle Drain[12] Silver Creek[13] Chappel Dam[14] Wiggins Lake (also known as Chappel Pond)[15] (left) Howland Creek[16] (left) Frost Lake[18] (left) Smith Creek[19] (right) Lake Contos[20] (left) Puro Lake[21] Mud Lake[22] (right) North Branch Cedar River[3] (left) Peach Lake[24] (left) McGilvery Lake[25] (left) Schoolhouse Lake[26] (right) Greasy Jim Lake[27] (left) Blue Lake[28] (left) Streaked Lake[30] Trout Lake (Gladwin County)[31] House Lake[32] Hoister Lake (also known as Holster Lake)[33] (right) Middle Branch Cedar River[4] (right) Lindy Lake[34] (left) Lake Little George[35] Trout Lake (Clare County)[36] (left) Decker Lake[37] (right) West Branch Cedar River[5] (left) Cranberry Creek[39] Cranberry Lake[40] Arnold Lake[41] Drainage basin The Cedar River drains portions of the following:
References ^ a b c "Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , accessed November 7, 2011 ^ a b c "North Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ a b c "Middle Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ a b "West Branch Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Doone Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Farm Drain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Canham Drain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Lucas Drain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Swan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Bendle Drain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Chappel Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Wiggins Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Howland Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Howland Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Frost Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Smith Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Lake Contos". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Puro Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Mud Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Pratt Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Peach Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "McGilvery Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Schoolhouse Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Greasy Jim Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Blue Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Island Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Streaked Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Trout Lake (Gladwin County)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "House Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Hoister Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Lindy Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Lake Little George". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Trout Lake (Clare County)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Decker Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Popple Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Cranberry Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Cranberry Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . ^ "Arnold Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .