The Pinconning River (

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on the central Lower Peninsula of

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, area data for Pinconning River watershed, 12-digit

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of the

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. The Pinconning River's course and watershed are entirely in northern Bay County. It begins in Mount Forest Township, approximately west of the city of Pinconning, and flows generally eastward, through Pinconning Township and Pinconning. It flows into Saginaw Bay in Pinconning Township, approximately east of Pinconning.The National Map
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is the South Branch Pinconning River, which is long and flows into the Pinconning River upstream of Pinconning. The Saginaw Bay Land Conservancy owns a

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, the Pinconning Nature Preserve, along the river in Pinconning Township. Bay County operates a county park, Pinconning Park, on the north bank of the river at its mouth.

Tributaries

This is a list of named streams in the Pinconning River's watershed, as identified by the

. All are direct tributaries of the Pinconning River. By default, the list is ordered from the mouth of the river to its source.

References

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Tributaries

See also

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