Prairie River (Michigan)

The Prairie River is a small river that flows 54 miles (87 km)[2] through Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The river rises at 41°48′20″N 85°00′54″W in northern Kinderhook Township in Branch County, and flows west-northwest into the St. Joseph River at 41°54′45″N 85°38′21″W just south of the city of Three Rivers, Michigan.[3]

Prairie River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Templene
Mouth 
 • location
St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Michigan
Length54 miles (87 km)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average182.09 cu ft/s (5.156 m3/s) (estimate)[1]

Drainage basin

The Prairie River drains all or portions of the following:[4]

Tributaries

(from the mouth)[4]

  • (right) Spring Creek[5]
    • Nottawa Ditch[6]
    • Colon Ditch[7]
      • Washburn Lake[8]
    • Beaver Drain[9]
  • Lake Templene is formed by an impoundment on the river[11]
  • (right) outflow from Bryant Lake[12]
  • (left) outflow from Perrin Lake[13]
  • Prairie River Lake, a natural lake on the river[14]
  • (left) outflow from Fish Lake[15]
    • outflow from Hawkins Lake[16]
      • outflow from Eight Foot Lake[17]
        • outflow from Grey Lake[18]
          • outflow from Omena Lake[19]
  • (left) Stewart Lake Drain[20]
  • (left) outflow from Lake Pleasant[22]
    • outflow from Lake Michiana (Hog Lake)[23]
  • (left) outflow from Dragon Lake,[24]

References
  1. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Prairie River". WATERS GeoViewer. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie River
  4. National Map Viewer, accessed August 10, 2015
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nottawa Ditch
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colon Ditch
  8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washburn Lake
  9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Drain
  10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Lake
  11. Project Background Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, Lake Templene Bathymetric Surveying and Lake Management Plan
  12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant Lake
  13. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perrin Lake
  14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie River Lake
  15. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lake
  16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawkins Lake
  17. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eight Foot Lake
  18. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grey Lake
  19. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omena Lake
  20. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake Drain
  21. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewart Lake
  22. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Pleasant
  23. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Michiana
  24. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dragon Lake
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