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Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan)

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Tributary of the Grand River in Michigan, United States For other Portage Rivers in Michigan, see Portage River (Michigan).
Portage River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWaterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Mouth 
 • locationGrand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
 • elevation909 feet (277 m)
Length15.5 mi (24.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average148.54 cu ft/s (4.206 m/s) (estimate)

The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km) 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. 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:

  • (right) Wildcat Creek
    • Brill Lake
  • (right) outflow from
    • St. John Lake
    • Eagle Lake
    • Mud Lake
  • (left) Batteese Creek
    • Batteese Lake
    • Hewes Lake
  • (left) Orchard Creek
    • (left) Cahaogan Creek
    • (right) Thornapple Creek
      • (left) Pickett Drain
        • Standish Lake
      • (right) Jacobs Lake Drain
        • Jacobs Lake
  • (right) outflow from Portage Lake
  • Little Portage Lake
    • (right) outflow from series of lakes and small streams including
      • Locker Lake
      • Riley Lake
      • Notten Lake
      • Lehman Lake
    • (left) Honey Creek
    • Portage Lake Swamp

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage River
  2. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Portage River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brill Lake
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint John Lake
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake
  8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake
  9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Creek
  10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Lake
  11. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Lake
  12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek
  13. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaogan Creek
  14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornapple Creek
  15. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett Drain
  16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standish Lake
  17. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake Drain
  18. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake
  19. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake
  20. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Portage Lake
  21. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locker Lake
  22. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riley Lake
  23. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notten Lake
  24. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehman Lake
  25. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek
  26. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake Swamp
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