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of the

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. The Pine River is a tributary of the Chippewa River and is thus part of the

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drainage basin. The river rises in Wheatland Township in southeast Mecosta County at . It flows southeast into southwest

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. It turns south through northeast Montcalm County and

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, where it turns to the northeast, continuing through the cities of

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and

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. It enters Midland County and joins the Chippewa River at approximately two miles before the Chippewa joins the

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on the west side of the city of Midland. The river was contaminated by the Michigan Chemical Corporation (later

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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

** City of Alma ** Arcada Township ** Bethany Township ** Emerson Township ** New Haven Township ** Newark Township ** Pine River Township **

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** Seville Township ** Sumner Township ** Wheeler Township *

** 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 {{Michigan-river-stub