Rocky River (Michigan)
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The Rocky River rises in southwest Marcellus Township in Cass County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[2] It flows to the northeast, arcing gently to the southeast before turning sharply to the south in eastern Flowerfield Township, shortly after being joined by the Flowerfield Creek. It then flows mostly southward until joining the St. Joseph River in Three Rivers.
The Rocky River watershed encompasses over Script error: No such module "convert". and drains all or portions of the following cities and townships:[3]
- In Cass County
- In Kalamazoo County
- Prairie Ronde Township (via Flowerfield Creek)
- Schoolcraft Township (via Spring Creek)
- Texas Charter Township
- In St. Joseph County
- Fabius Township (via Kerr Creek)
- Flowerfield Township
- Lockport Township
- Park Township
- Three Rivers
- In Van Buren County
- Porter Township (via Sheldon Creek, Flowerfield Creek, and Four County Drain)
Tributaries
- (left) Kerr Creek[4]
- (left) Armalege Drain[7]
- Goose Lake[8]
- (right) Flowerfield Creek[9]
- (right) Spring Creek[10]
- (right) Four County Drain[11]
- (left) Ayers Lake[12]
- (right) Sheldon Creek[13]
- (left) Pickerel Lake[16]
- (right) Huyck Lake[20]
References
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
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- ↑ Rocky River Watershed Management Plan, prepared by Sarah VanDelfzijl, Watershed Coordinator, St. Joseph County Conservation District
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