The Saline River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed May 19, 2011 river in southeastern Michigan in the United States. A tributary of the River Raisin, it originates in

Washtenaw County Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw ...

; flows through the cities of

Saline Saline may refer to: * Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body * Saline water, non-medicinal salt water * Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern Places * Saline, Calvados, a commune in ...

and Milan, where it enters

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; then joins the River Raisin at the village of

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. Although named after the city of Saline, which was once famous for its salt springs, the Saline River is not at all salty.

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Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS
Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Washtenaw County, Michigan Rivers of Monroe County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Erie {{Michigan-river-stub

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