Chippewa River (Michigan)

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The Chippewa River is a stream in Michigan, United States, that runs Script error: No such module "convert".[1] through the central Lower Peninsula. The Chippewa is a tributary of the Tittabawassee River and is thus part of the Saginaw River drainage basin. The river is named after the Chippewa people (the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation is located in Isabella County).

Description

The main stem of the river begins in northeast Mecosta County in the village of Barryton at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".[2] where the north and west branches are impounded. The North Branch Chippewa River, also known as Chippewa Creek (there is a second North Branch Chippewa River further east), rises at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".[3] as the outflow of Big Cranberry Lake[4] in Garfield Township in southwest Clare County. The West Branch Chippewa River rises as the outflow of Tubbs Lake,[5] part of a complex of lakes formed by Winchester Dam[6] several miles southwest of Barryton.

The Winchester Dam, built in 1954, impounds Script error: No such module "convert".[7] and forms the Martiny Lake Flooding. The dam, which is owned by the State of Michigan, is identified as a "significant hazard due to its proximity to the Village of Barryton."[7] An 1879 atlas of Mecosta County gives an indication of the area's geography before the dam was built. Several of the lakes that now form lobes in a continuous body of water are clearly seen as separate lakes, some with different names or spellings. Tubbs Lake is called "Tebbs Lake" and Diamond Lake is "Dimon Lake".[8]

The "second" North Branch Chippewa River rises as the outflow of Grass Lake[9] near the boundary between Isabella and Clare counties at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".[10] and flows south through into the Chippewa River at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".[10] a few miles west of Mount Pleasant. The river flows through Mt. Pleasant and is the focal point of four parks in the city: Millpond Park, Nelson Park, Chipp-A-Water, and Island Park. In Island Park, the river flows completely around the park and creates a natural island in the center of the city. Three additional Isabella County parks utilize the river for recreation: Meridian Park, Deerfield Nature Park, and Majeski Landing.

The river flows east into Midland County where it is joined by the Pine River at the Chippewa Nature Center in Homer Township, then joins the Tittabawassee River in downtown Midland under The Tridge.

The river flows with a mean discharge rate of Script error: No such module "convert". at its gauge near Mount Pleasant.[11] It is locally known for bass fishing.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Chubs and redhorses are also abundant.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There are two canoe liveries on the river: Chippewa River Outfitters and Buckley's Mountainside Canoe Livery. The liveries offer canoe, kayak, and tubing trips for a few hours to all day, even an overnight camping trip. The river flows through a gravel pit named Hubsher Gravel Pit. The river is a main water source for the city of Mount Pleasant.

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The Tridge serving pedestrian traffic in downtown Midland, at the confluence of the Chippewa River with the Tittabawassee River

Tributaries and features

From the mouth:

  • (left) Pine River[12]
  • (right) Dice Drain[13]
  • (left) Wilson Drain[14]
    • (right) Huber Drain[15]
  • (left) Baker Drain[16]
  • (left) Hoxie Drain[17]
  • (left) Little Salt Creek, also known as Little Salt River[18]
    • (left) Turkey Creek[19]
    • (right) Frost Drain[20]
  • (left) Salt Creek, also known as Little Salt Creek, Little Salt River, Salt River[21]
    • (left) Kirch Drain[22]
    • (right) Thrasher Creek[23]
    • (right) Black Creek[24]
    • (right) Potter Creek[25]
      • (right) Onion Creek[26]
    • (right) Childs Creek[27]
    • (left) LaStrange Lake[28]
    • (left) Mud Lake[30]
    • (left) Figg Drain[31]
      • (left) Parcher Drain[32]
    • (right) Wyant Drain[33]
  • (right) Mission Creek[34]
  • (right) North Branch Chippewa River[10]
    • (left) Hogg Creek[35]
    • (left) Hagerman Drain[36]
    • (left) Schofield Creek[37]
    • (right) Stevenson Lake[38]
    • Deadman Swamp[40]
    • Grass Lake[9]
  • (left)Johnson Creek[41]
  • (left) Cedar Creek[44]
  • (left) Stony Brook[45]
  • (right) Coldwater River[47]
  • Lake Isabella[48]

Drainage basin

(Including the Pine River)

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References

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