The Prairie River is a small river that flows
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Branch
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and
St. Joseph
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counties in
Michigan
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. The river rises at in northern
Kinderhook Township in
Branch County, and flows west-northwest into the
St. Joseph River at just south of the city of
Three Rivers, Michigan.
Drainage basin
The Prairie River drains all or portions of the following:
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Branch County, Michigan
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Bethel Township
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Bronson Township
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Gilead Township
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Kinderhook Township
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Noble Township
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Ovid Township
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St. Joseph County
**
Burr Oak Township
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Colon Township
**
Fawn River Township
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Lockport Township
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Nottawa Township
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Sherman Township
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Steuben County, Indiana
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Jamestown Township
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Millgrove Township
Tributaries
(from the mouth)
[
* (right) Spring Creek
** Nottawa Ditch
** Colon Ditch
*** Washburn Lake
** Beaver Drain
*** Beaver Lake
* ]Lake Templene
Lake Templene is a artificial lake in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It was created in the early 1970s by damming the Prairie River.
History
In the late 1960s Floyd Templin pursued the idea to dam the Prairie River to create a lake to build houses ...
is formed by an impoundment on the river
* (right) outflow from Bryant Lake
* (left) outflow from Perrin Lake
* Prairie River Lake, a natural lake on the river
* (left) outflow from Fish Lake
** outflow from Hawkins Lake
*** outflow from Eight Foot Lake
**** outflow from Grey Lake
***** outflow from Omena Lake
* (left) Stewart Lake Drain
** Stewart Lake
* (left) outflow from Lake Pleasant
** outflow from Lake Michiana (Hog Lake)
* (left) outflow from Dragon Lake,
References
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Branch County, Michigan
Rivers of St. Joseph County, Michigan
Rivers of Steuben County, Indiana
Tributaries of Lake Michigan