- Cass River
The Cass River is a
river inthe Thumb region of theU.S. state ofMichigan . It drains large portions of Sanilac and Tuscola counties and smaller portions of Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, and Saginaw counties.It flows into the
Shiawassee River in theShiawassee National Wildlife Refuge at coord|43|22|42|N|83|59|04|W| less than a mile from where the Shiawassee merges with theTittabawassee River to form theSaginaw River southwest of the city of Saginaw.The Cass River flows through or very near
*Bridgeport
*Frankenmuth
*Tuscola
*Vassar
*Caro
*Cass CityThe Main Branch is formed by the confluence of the North and South Branches at coord|43|35|11|N|83|10|12|W|, just south of Cass City. The Middle Branch joins the South Branch at coord|43|32|56|N|83|03|04|W| in Evergreen Township in Sanilac County. The Middle Branch rises in Elmer Township in Sanilac County. The South Branch rises in Flynn Township, Sanilac County near the boundary with Lapeer County.
The North Branch rises in the confluence of several drains northeast of Ubly in Huron County. The headwaters of the South Fork of the North Branch are drains in the south of Paris Township in southeast Huron County. The South Fork of the North Branch is formed by the confluence of drains in Minden Township in north central Sanilac County. The South Fork flows into the North Branch at coord|43|39|17|N|83|01|50|W| in
Greenleaf Township, Michigan in Sanilac County.
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