St. Joseph River (Maumee River tributary)

River in the upper midwest, United States St. Joseph RiverLittle St. Joseph River, Bean Creek, KochisahsepeMap of the Maumee River watershed showing the St. Joseph River.LocationCountryUnited StatesPhysical characteristicsSource • locationHillsdale County, Michigan • coordinates41°38′53″N 84°33′56″W / 41.6480556°N 84.5655556°W / 41.6480556; -84.5655556 (Saint Joseph River origin) • elevation856 ft (261 m) Mouth • locationMaumee River, Ft. Wayne, Indiana • coordinates41°05′00″N 85°07′56″W / 41.0833333°N 85.1322222°W / 41.0833333; -85.1322222 (Saint Joseph River mouth) • elevation751 ft (229 m)Length100 mi (160 km)Basin featuresTributaries • leftWest Branch St. Joseph River • rightEast Branch St. Joseph RiverGNIS ID2678706 St. Joseph River near Newville in DeKalb County, Indiana. Floodwall along St. Joseph River in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The St. Joseph River (Miami-Illinois: Kociihsasiipi) is an 86.1-mile-long (138.6 km) tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States, with headwater tributaries rising in southern Michigan. It drains a primarily rural farming region in the w