Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan)

For other Portage Rivers in Michigan, see Portage River (Michigan).
Portage River
Country United States
Basin
Main source Waterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan
River mouth Grand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
909 feet (277 m)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length 15.5 mi (24.9 km)

The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southwesterly through northeast Jackson County.

The Portage River rises at approximately 42°22′26″N 84°10′48″W / 42.37389°N 84.18000°W / 42.37389; -84.18000 in the Portage Lake Swamp in the Waterloo State Recreation Area. The river flows mostly southwest into the Grand River at 42°18′54″N 84°23′42″W / 42.31500°N 84.39500°W / 42.31500; -84.39500 in Blackman Charter Township just north of the city of Jackson.[1] The Portage River forms the boundary between the townships of Henrietta and Leoni.

Drainage basin

The Portage River drains all or portions of the following administrative divisions:

Named tributaries

From the mouth:

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage River
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brill Lake
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint John Lake
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake
  8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Creek
  9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Lake
  10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Lake
  11. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek
  12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaogan Creek
  13. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornapple Creek
  14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett Drain
  15. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standish Lake
  16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake Drain
  17. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake
  18. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake
  19. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Portage Lake
  20. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locker Lake
  21. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riley Lake
  22. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notten Lake
  23. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehman Lake
  24. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek
  25. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake Swamp
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