The Kawkawlin River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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that flows into

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at , approximately west of the mouth of the

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. The Kawkawlin has two main branches, the North Branch, which is the longer branch, and the South Branch, which is also known as simply the Kawkawlin River. The confluence of the north and south branches northwest of Bay City at , just a little more than one mile from the mouth of the river. The North Branch rises from the confluence of Hoffman Drain and Watson Drain at , at the southeast corner of

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. Upstream from the confluence with the North Branch, the Kawkawlin (or the South Branch), rises from the confluence of Dietline and Betzoid drains at . The Kawkawlin River system drains all or portions of the following townships: * In

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** Bangor Township ** Beaver Township ** Garfield Township ** Kawkawlin Township ** Monitor Township ** Mount Forest ** Williams Township * In

** Bentley Township ** Grim Township (via Chubb Drain) * In Midland County ** Larkin Township (via Waldo Drain and the Dietline Drain system) ** Midland Township (via Dingman and Waldo drains) ** Mills Township (via Kawkawlin Creek) *In

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** Tittabawassee Township (via Culver Creek)

Tributaries

* (right) Indian Town Drain * (left) Millpond Drain * (right) North Branch Kawkawlin River ** (left) Popp Drain ** (left) Hembling Drain *** (right) McNally Drain *** (right) Reinhardt Drain *** (left) Everson Drain ** (left) Garvey Drain ** (right) Kerr Drain ** (left) Lapan Drain ** (left) Bedell Drain ** (left) Hearit Drain ** (right) McDonald Drain ** (right) Kawalski Drain ** (right) Crump Drain ** (right) Renner Drain ** (left) Sequin Drain ** (left) Bleshenski Drain ** (left) Torey Drain ** (left) Gunn Drain ** (left) Kawkawlin Creek *** (right) Herner Drain **** (right) Wright Drain *** Kawkawlin Creek Flooding ** (left) Hoffman Drain ** (right) Watson Drain *** (left) Chubb Drain *** (right) Gear Drain * (right) Hildebrandt Drain ** (left) Anderson Drain * (left) Culver Creek * (left) Wolverine Drain * (left) Bradford Creek * (left) Pine Drain * (left) Phillips Drain * (left) Hoppler Creek ** (left) Dell Creek * (left) Perry Creek * (left) Dingman Drain ** (left) Mason Drain * (left) DeShano Drain * (right) Betzold Drain ** (right) Campbell Drain * (left) Dietline Drain ** (left) Cassube Drain ** (left) Waldo Drain *** (right) Davis Drain **** (left) Shinbines Drain **** (right) Prasty Drain *** (left) Livingstone Drain *** (left) Wenglikowski Drain ** (left) Vogtman Drain ** (left) Panzer Drain ** (right) Kaiser Drain ** (left) Kraweck Drain *** (left) Pashok Drain

References

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