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The Looking Glass River in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 flowing through the central region of the Lower Peninsula
Lower Peninsula of Michigan

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Geographically, the Lower Peninsula has a recognizable shape that many people associate with a mitten, with the mid-eastern region identified as The Thumb....
. It is about 75-miles long, has no dams and borders many wetlands and woodlots.

It rises in Conway Township
Conway Township, Michigan

Conway Township is a civil township of Livingston County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,732 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in northeast Livingston County
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and flows north into Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County, Michigan

Shiawassee is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, the sole county of the Owosso United States micropolitan area, and part of the greater Lansing, Michigan Combined Statistical Area....
, passing between Morrice
Morrice, Michigan

Morrice is a List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan located within Perry Township, Michigan in Shiawassee County, Michigan, of the U.S....
 and Bancroft
Bancroft, Michigan

Bancroft is a village in Shiawassee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 616 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located in the southeast part of Shiawassee Township, Michigan....
 as it turns westward and passes just south of Laingsburg
Laingsburg, Michigan

Laingsburg is a city in Shiawassee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,223 at the United States Census, 2000.Laingsburg is a former agricultural community that transitioned over the 1990s into a bedroom community for Lansing, the state capital....
 on the western edge of Shiawassee. It then runs through the southern portion of Clinton County
Clinton County, Michigan

Clinton County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Lansing Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 64,753, and the 2007 Census Bureau estimate places the county at 69,755....
, including DeWitt
DeWitt, Michigan

DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,702 at the 2000 United States Census.The city is located within De Witt Township, Michigan, though it is politically independent....
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The Looking Glass River in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 flowing through the central region of the Lower Peninsula
Lower Peninsula of Michigan

The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Geographically, the Lower Peninsula has a recognizable shape that many people associate with a mitten, with the mid-eastern region identified as The Thumb....
. It is about 75-miles long, has no dams and borders many wetlands and woodlots.

It rises in Conway Township
Conway Township, Michigan

Conway Township is a civil township of Livingston County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,732 at the United States Census, 2000....
 in northeast Livingston County
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and flows north into Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County, Michigan

Shiawassee is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, the sole county of the Owosso United States micropolitan area, and part of the greater Lansing, Michigan Combined Statistical Area....
, passing between Morrice
Morrice, Michigan

Morrice is a List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan located within Perry Township, Michigan in Shiawassee County, Michigan, of the U.S....
 and Bancroft
Bancroft, Michigan

Bancroft is a village in Shiawassee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 616 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located in the southeast part of Shiawassee Township, Michigan....
 as it turns westward and passes just south of Laingsburg
Laingsburg, Michigan

Laingsburg is a city in Shiawassee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,223 at the United States Census, 2000.Laingsburg is a former agricultural community that transitioned over the 1990s into a bedroom community for Lansing, the state capital....
 on the western edge of Shiawassee. It then runs through the southern portion of Clinton County
Clinton County, Michigan

Clinton County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Lansing Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 64,753, and the 2007 Census Bureau estimate places the county at 69,755....
, including DeWitt
DeWitt, Michigan

DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,702 at the 2000 United States Census.The city is located within De Witt Township, Michigan, though it is politically independent....
. It flows into the Grand River
Grand River (Michigan)

The Grand River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs 260 miles through the cities of Jackson, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Grand Haven, Michigan....
 in Portland
Portland, Michigan

Portland is a city in Ionia County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 3,789....
 in southeast Ionia County
Ionia County, Michigan

Ionia County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Grand Rapids, Michigan – Wyoming, Michigan Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan area....
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The stream starts as a slow soft-bottom waterway. On the 25 miles between the Livingston County line and Laingsburg the river averages 10 to 18 feet wide. There is more activity in the lower stretch below DeWitt, where there is good fishing and canoeing.