Fawn River | |
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The Fawn River in Florence Township, Michigan | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Steuben County north of Orland, Indiana |
• coordinates | 41°44′19″N 85°10′01″W / 41.7386111°N 85.1669444°W / 41.7386111; -85.1669444 (Fawn River origin) |
• elevation | 939 ft (286 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the St. Joseph River at Constantine, Michigan |
• coordinates | 41°50′45″N 85°40′02″W / 41.8458333°N 85.6672222°W / 41.8458333; -85.6672222 (Fawn River mouth) |
• elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
Length | 55 mi (89 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fawn River → St. Joseph River → Lake Michigan → Great Lakes → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence |
GNIS ID | 452598 |
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The Fawn River is a 55.4-mile-long (89.2 km) river in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana in the United States. It flows into the St. Joseph River in the city of Constantine, Michigan. The headwaters rise in a series of lakes and marshes in northern Steuben County, Indiana near Pokagon State Park, where it is known as "Crooked Creek" and "Little Fawn River". It flows west-northwest across the northeast corner of LaGrange County, Indiana and then over the state line across the southeast corner of Branch County, Michigan before entering St. Joseph County, Michigan. Passing to the south of Sturgis, Michigan, the river meanders across the state line a few more times before flowing north into Constantine. Except for Constantine, the river does not flow through any large communities, although it passes near Fremont, Indiana, Orland, Indiana, Sturgis, Howe, Indiana, and White Pigeon, Michigan.
Fawn River Township, Michigan is named after the river.
Drainage basin
The drainage basin for the Fawn River and tributaries includes all or portions of the following:
- Steuben County, Indiana
- LaGrange County, Indiana
- Branch County, Michigan
- California Township
- Gilead Township (portion of southwest corner drains into Anderson Lake
- Kinderhook Township
- Noble Township
- St. Joseph County, Michigan
Tributaries
(from the mouth)
- (left) Fawn River Drain
- (left) Klinger Lake
- Tamarack Lake
- Thompson Lake
- Tamarack Lake
- (left) Pickerel Lake
- Aldrich Lake
- (right) Wenger Ditch
- (left) Nye Drain
- (right) outflow from Cedar Lake
- Meteer Lake
- Duff Lake
- (left) outflow from Lee Lake
- Williams Lake
- Baker Lake
- Dark Lake (Nigar Lake/Lake Johnson)
- Cade Lake
- Sweet Lake
- Cade Lake
- Williams Lake
- (left) Himebaugh Drain
- (left) outflow from Long Noble Lake
- Royer Lake
- Mallow Lake
- Fish Lake
- Honey Lake
- Fish Lake
- Mallow Lake
- Royer Lake
- (left) outflow from Lime Lake
- Anderson Lake
Becomes the Crooked Creek
- (right) outflow from Tamarack Lake
- Warner Lake
- Chair Factory Lake
- Rhodes Lake
- Lime Lake
- Lake Gage
- Crooked Lake
- Loon Lake
- Center Lake
- Crooked Lake
- Lake Gage
- (right) outflow from Bell Lake
- Jimmerson Lake
- Lake James
- Snow Lake
- Follette Creek
- Big Otter Lake
- outflow from Walters Lake
- Little Otter Lake
- outflow from Green Lake
- Marsh Lake
- Seven Sisters Lakes
- Lake Minfenokee
- Big Otter Lake
- Lake George
- Silver Lake
- Huyck Lake
- Little Fawn River
- Fish Lake
- Little Fawn River
- Huyck Lake
- Silver Lake
- Follette Creek
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anderson Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fawn River Drain
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klinger Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aldrich Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wenger Ditch
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nye Drain
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meteer Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duff Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dark Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cade Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Himebaugh Drain
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Noble Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royer Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallow Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warner Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chair Factory Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhodes Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Gage
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Look Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bell Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jimmerson Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake James
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Follette Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Otter Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walters Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Otter Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marsh Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seven Sisters Lakes
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Minfenokee
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake George
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huyck Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Fawn River