Cedar River is an
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Antrim County in the
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of
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and is part of the
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, a tributary of
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.
The Cedar River rises in southwest
Chestonia Township at
and flows mostly to the west into the
Intermediate River
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in
Bellaire at .
The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and
Kearney townships at and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at .
Tributaries
From the mouth:
* Blair Lake
* (left) North Branch Cedar River
* (left) Woolcott Creek
* (right) Scotts Spring
Drainage basin
The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:
*
City of Bellaire
*
Chestonia Township
*
Custer Township
*
Kearney Township
*
Mancelona Township
References
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Antrim County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Michigan