The Grass River is a
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Antrim County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
. It is part of the
Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed
The Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed is a waterway consisting of 14 lakes and connecting rivers in the northwestern section of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, which empty into Lake Michigan.
The watershed includes in Ant ...
that begins in northern Antrim County with
Intermediate Lake, which is connected by the
Intermediate River with
Lake Bellaire
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
. The Grass River flows from Lake Bellaire into Clam Lake, which in turn drains into Torch Lake via the short Clam River. Torch Lake itself is drained by the
Torch River
Torch River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is the dam at Candle Lake, near Candle Lake Provincial Park, and it travels east through boreal forest and muskeg en route to its mouth in the Saskatche ...
, which flows into Lake Skegemog, which opens into
Elk Lake. Elk Lake flows into the east arm of
Grand Traverse Bay
Grand Traverse Bay is a deep bay of Lake Michigan formed by the Leelanau Peninsula in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The bay is long, wide, and up to deep in spots. It is further divided into two east and west arms by the Ol ...
at
Elk Rapids.
The Grass River Natural Area is a park of of wetlands and wildlife habitat purchased since 1969 by the non-profit group ''Grass River Natural Area, Inc.'' There are of boardwalk trails, bridges, and observation platforms that provide easy access to river, stream, lake and wetlands. There are total of hiking trails, including the Grass River Natural Area Rail-Trail. This rail trail uses converted roadbed built in the late 1800s by the
Chicago and West Michigan Railroad
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, and operated until the 1980s by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
See also
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Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed
The Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed is a waterway consisting of 14 lakes and connecting rivers in the northwestern section of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, which empty into Lake Michigan.
The watershed includes in Ant ...
References
External links
Grass River Natural Area
Rivers of Antrim County, Michigan
Rivers of Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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