McCoy Creek is a tributary of the St. Joseph River in southeastern

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. The headwaters are located in southwestern Bertrand Township in Berrien County, and adjacent portions of

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and

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townships in

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. The main channel flows primarily north (through Bertrand Township) and northeast (through Buchanan Township) for a distance of 6–7 miles (10–11 km) to its confluence with the St. Joseph River at the city of Buchanan. The McCoy Creek drainage is bounded to the north, northeast, east, and southeast by the St. Joseph River basin, to the south and southwest by the headwaters of the

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, and to the west and northwest by the

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basin. The creek has the name of Reverend Isaac McCoy, a local minister.

References

{{authority control Rivers of Berrien County, Michigan Rivers of Michigan Tributaries of Lake Michigan