Kawkawlin River
Encyclopedia
The Kawkawlin River is a 17.5 miles (28.2 km) stream in the U.S. state
of Michigan
that flows into Saginaw Bay
of Lake Huron
at 43°39′30"N 83°53′00"W, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Saginaw River
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The Kawkawlin has two main branches, the North Branch, which is the longer branch, and the South Branch, which is also known as simply the Kawkawlin River. The confluence of the north and south branches northwest of Bay City
at 43°38′43"N 83°57′11"W, just a little more than one mile from the mouth of the river. The North Branch rises from the confluence of Hoffman Drain and Watson Drain at 43°49′48"N 84°10′21"W, at the southeast corner of Gladwin County
. Upstream from the confluence with the North Branch, the Kawkawlin (or the South Branch), rises from the confluence of Dietline and Betzoid drains at 43°39′32"N 84°04′01"W.
The Kawkawlin River system drains all or portions of the following townships:
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
that flows into Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
of Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
at 43°39′30"N 83°53′00"W, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Saginaw River
Saginaw River
The Saginaw River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is formed by the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee rivers southwest of Saginaw. It flows northward into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron just northeast of Bay City. The watershed area is .The river is an important shipping...
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The Kawkawlin has two main branches, the North Branch, which is the longer branch, and the South Branch, which is also known as simply the Kawkawlin River. The confluence of the north and south branches northwest of Bay City
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North...
at 43°38′43"N 83°57′11"W, just a little more than one mile from the mouth of the river. The North Branch rises from the confluence of Hoffman Drain and Watson Drain at 43°49′48"N 84°10′21"W, at the southeast corner of Gladwin County
Gladwin County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 26,023 people, 10,561 households, and 7,614 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 16,828 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
. Upstream from the confluence with the North Branch, the Kawkawlin (or the South Branch), rises from the confluence of Dietline and Betzoid drains at 43°39′32"N 84°04′01"W.
The Kawkawlin River system drains all or portions of the following townships:
- In Bay CountyBay County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 110,157 people, 43,930 households, and 30,048 families residing in the county. The population density was 248 people per square mile . There were 46,423 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
- Bangor TownshipBangor Township, Bay County, MichiganBangor Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 15,547 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Beaver TownshipBeaver Township, Bay County, MichiganBeaver Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,806 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Communities:...
- Garfield TownshipGarfield Township, Bay County, MichiganGarfield Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,775 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Communities:...
- Kawkawlin TownshipKawkawlin Township, MichiganKawkawlin Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 5,104 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Monitor TownshipMonitor Township, MichiganMonitor Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 10,037 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Mount Forest
- Williams TownshipWilliams Township, MichiganWilliams Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 4,492 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Communities :...
- Bangor Township
- In Gladwin CountyGladwin County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 26,023 people, 10,561 households, and 7,614 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 16,828 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
- Bentley TownshipBentley Township, MichiganBentley Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 859.-Communities:*Rhodes is an unincorporated community within the township at...
- Grim TownshipGrim Township, MichiganGrim Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
(via Chubb Drain)
- Bentley Township
- In Midland CountyMidland County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 82,874 people, 31,769 households, and 22,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 159 people per square mile . There were 33,796 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
- Larkin Township (via Waldo Drain and the Dietline Drain system)
- Midland TownshipMidland Township, MichiganMidland Charter Township is a charter township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. The largest portion of the City of Midland is located within the boundaries of the survey township, but is administratively autonomous of the civil township...
(via Dingman and Waldo drains) - Mills TownshipMills Township, Midland County, MichiganMills Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
(via Kawkawlin Creek)
- In Saginaw CountySaginaw County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 210,039 people, 80,430 households, and 55,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 260 people per square mile . There were 85,505 housing units at an average density of 106 per square mile...
- Tittabawassee TownshipTittabawassee Township, MichiganTittabawassee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 7,706. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 8,730...
(via Culver Creek)
- Tittabawassee Township
Tributaries
- (right) Indian Town Drain
- (left) Millpond Drain
- (right) North Branch Kawkawlin River
- (left) Popp Drain
- (left) Hembling Drain
- (right) McNally Drain
- (right) Reinhardt Drain
- (left) Everson Drain
- (left) Garvey Drain
- (right) Kerr Drain
- (left) Lapan Drain
- (left) Bedell Drain
- (left) Hearit Drain
- (right) McDonald Drain
- (right) Kawalski Drain
- (right) Crump Drain
- (right) Renner Drain
- (left) Sequin Drain
- (left) Bleshenski Drain
- (left) Torey Drain
- (left) Gunn Drain
- (left) Kawkawlin Creek
- (right) Herner Drain
- (right) Wright Drain
- Kawkawlin Creek Flooding
- (right) Herner Drain
- (left) Hoffman Drain
- (right) Watson Drain
- (left) Chubb Drain
- (right) Gear Drain
- (right) Hildebrandt Drain
- (left) Anderson Drain
- (left) Culver Creek
- (left) Wolverine Drain
- (left) Bradford Creek
- (left) Pine Drain
- (left) Phillips Drain
- (left) Hoppler Creek
- (left) Dell Creek
- (left) Perry Creek
- (left) Dingman Drain
- (left) Mason Drain
- (left) DeShano Drain
- (right) Betzold Drain
- (right) Campbell Drain
- (left) Dietline Drain
- (left) Cassube Drain
- (left) Waldo Drain
- (right) Davis Drain
- (left) Shinbines Drain
- (right) Prasty Drain
- (left) Livingstone Drain
- (left) Wenglikowski Drain
- (right) Davis Drain
- (left) Vogtman Drain
- (left) Panzer Drain
- (right) Kaiser Drain
- (left) Kraweck Drain
- (left) Pashok Drain