Coldwater River is a
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of
Michigan
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. Located in
Branch County, the river rises in
Ovid Township at as the outflow of Coldwater Lake. Flowing north and west, it is joined by the outflow from the Lake of the Woods and continues north for several miles. West of the city of
Coldwater, it flows through a series of lakes: South Lake, Messenger Lake, Cemetery Lake, North Lake, Randall Lake, Morrison Lake, Craig Lake, and Hodunk Pond. It then continues to the northwest and empties into the
St. Joseph River in the village of
Union City at .
The Coldwater River drainage basin includes nearly the entire eastern half of Branch County and portions of
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townships in western
Hillsdale County
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.
Major tributaries (from the mouth):
* Hog Creek, flows into the Coldwater River at
Hodunk, Michigan
** North Branch Hog Creek, rises in section 23 of
Butler Township
** South Branch Hog Creek, rises out of a complex of lakes in eastern Reading Township in Hillsdale County
*** Bagley Creek, rises in
Quincy Township just north of the village of
Quincy
*** Bowen Creek, rises in sections 31 and 32 in the southwest corner of
Litchfield Township in Hillsdale County
*** Little Hog Creek, rises section 2 in the northeast corner of
Reading Township in Hillsdale County
* The outflow of Miller Lake in northeast
Batavia Township
* Cold Creek (Mud Creek) flows into North Lake at and rises in southeast Butler Township
* Sauk River (East Branch Coldwater River) flows into South Lake at and rises from the outflow of Marble Lake in Quincy Township
** A complex of lakes in Quincy,
Algansee and Ovid Township, including Marble Lake, Middle Lake, Lake Bartholomew, Mud Lake, and Long Lake connect with Coldwater Lake to the south, which also forms the headwaters of the main branch of the Coldwater River
*** Fisher Creek flows into Marble Lake and rises in sections one and two in northeast
California Township
*** Tallahassee Creek (Tallahassee Drain) flows into Mud Lake and rises in section 22 of California Township, just north of
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References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Branch County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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