Maple River (Grand River)

For other uses, see Maple River (Michigan).

Coordinates: 42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.955°W / 42.99583; -84.955

Maple River
River
Country	USA
State	Michigan
Counties	Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot, Shiawassee
Cities	Ovid, Elsie, Maple Rapids, Muir
Source
- location	Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan, USA
- coordinates	42°56′42″N 84°6′53″W / 42.945°N 84.11472°W / 42.945; -84.11472
Mouth	Grand River
- location	Muir, Michigan, USA
- coordinates	42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.955°W / 42.99583; -84.955
Length	74 mi (119 km)
Basin	944 sq mi (2,445 km2)

The Maple River is a 74.1-mile-long (119.3 km)^[1] tributary of the Grand River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County south of the city of Owosso. It flows west through Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties, flowing into the Grand River at Muir. Other cities it flows through along the way include Ovid, Elsie and Maple Rapids.^[2]

There are 5 major dams along the river and its tributaries: Lake Victoria, Lake Ovid, Elsie, Rainbow and Hubbardston.^[2]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Maple River History Friends of the Maple River

External links

• Friends of the Maple River