The Pine River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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accessed November 7, 2011 river in the
Lower Peninsula
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of the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. The Pine River is a tributary of the
Chippewa River and is thus part of the
Saginaw River
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drainage basin.
The river rises in
Wheatland Township in southeast
Mecosta County at .
It flows southeast into southwest
Isabella County. It turns south through northeast
Montcalm County and
Gratiot County, where it turns to the northeast, continuing through the cities of
Alma
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and
St. Louis
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. It enters
Midland County and joins the
Chippewa River at
approximately two miles before the Chippewa joins the
Tittabawassee River
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on the west side of the city of
Midland.
The river was contaminated by the Michigan Chemical Corporation (later
Velsicol Chemical Corporation
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) in St. Louis and has been subject to extensive clean-up efforts.
Tributaries and features
* (left) Sucker Creek
* (left) Bush Creek
** (right) Taylor Drain
** (left) Rook Drain
* (left) Horse Creek
* (right) Sugar Creek
* (right) Honeyoey Creek
** (left) Coles Creek
*** Peterman Lake
** Madison Lake
* (left) Newark and Arcadia Drain
* (left) Carpenter Creek
* (left) Twin Lake
* (left) Robbins Lake
* (left) Deaner Lake
* (right) Mud Creek
** (left) Bass Lake Drain
* (right) North Branch Pine River
** (left) Cedar Drain
** (right) Thatcher Creek
* (left) Wolf Creek
** (right) Offnear Lake
** (left) Cedar Lake
*** (right) Marl Lake
* (left) Skunk Creek
* (left) South Branch Pine River
** Blanchard Millpond
*** (left) Decker Creek
*** (right) Jewel Creek
* (right) Pony Creek
** (left) Halls Lake
** (right) Big Eldred Lake
*** Little Eldred Lake
* (left) Miller Creek
** Meeker Lake
* Pine Lake
Drainage basin
*
Gratiot County
**
City of Alma
**
Arcada Township
**
Bethany Township
**
Emerson Township
**
New Haven Township
**
Newark Township
**
Pine River Township
**
City of St. Louis
**
Seville Township
**
Sumner Township
**
Wheeler Township
*
Isabella County
**
Broomfield Township
**
Fremont Township
**
Lincoln Township
**
Rolland Township
*
Mecosta County
**
Millbrook Township
**
Wheatland Township
*
Midland County
**
Homer Township
**
Jasper Township
**
Lee Township
**
Mount Haley Township
**
Porter Township
*
Montcalm County
**
Richland Township
**
Ferris Township
**
Home Township
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Gratiot County, Michigan
Rivers of Isabella County, Michigan
Rivers of Midland County, Michigan
Rivers of Montcalm County, Michigan
Rivers of Mecosta County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Huron
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