The Cass River is a
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in
the Thumb
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region of the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. It drains large portions of
Sanilac and
Tuscola counties and smaller portions of
Genesee
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,
Huron
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People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
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,
Lapeer, and
Saginaw
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counties.
It flows into the
Shiawassee River
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in the
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
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at
less than a mile from where the Shiawassee merges with the
Tittabawassee River
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to form the
Saginaw River
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southwest of the city of
Saginaw
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. The Saginaw River is a tributary of
Lake Huron
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.
The Cass River flows through or very near
Bridgeport
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,
Frankenmuth
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,
Tuscola,
Vassar,
Caro
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, and
Cass City.
The main branch of the Cass River is formed by the confluence of the North and South branches at ,
just south of Cass City. The Middle Branch joins the South Branch at in
Evergreen Township in Sanilac County. The Middle Branch rises in
Elmer Township in Sanilac County. The South Branch rises in
Flynn Township, Sanilac County near the boundary with Lapeer County.
The North Branch rises in the confluence of several drains northeast of
Ubly in
Huron County. The headwaters of the South Fork of the North Branch are drains in the south of
Paris Township in southeast Huron County. The South Fork of the North Branch is formed by the confluence of drains in
Minden Township in north central Sanilac County. The South Fork flows into the North Branch at in
Greenleaf Township, Michigan
Greenleaf Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 804.
Communities
Unincorporated communities in the township are:
*New Greenleaf is located at Hadley Road ...
in Sanilac County.
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Huron County, Michigan
Rivers of Saginaw County, Michigan
Rivers of Sanilac County, Michigan
Rivers of Tuscola County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Huron
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