Prairie River (Michigan)

River in Michigan, United States

Prairie River

Location
Country| United States
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Lake Templene
Mouth|

• location

| St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Michigan
Length| 54 miles (87 km)
Discharge|
• location| mouth
• average| 182.09 cu ft/s (5.156 m3/s) (estimate)[1]

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 / ﻿41.80556°N 85.01500°W﻿ / 41.80556; -85.01500 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 / ﻿41.91250°N 85.63917°W﻿ / 41.91250; -85.63917 just south of the city of Three Rivers, Michigan.[3]

## Drainage basin

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

* Branch County, Michigan
* Bethel Township
* Bronson Township
* Gilead Township
* Kinderhook Township
* Noble Township
* Ovid Township
* St. Joseph County
* Burr Oak Township
* Colon Township
* Fawn River Township
* Lockport Township
* Nottawa Township
* Sherman Township
* Steuben County, Indiana
* Jamestown Township
* Millgrove Township

## Tributaries

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(from the mouth)[4]

* (right) Spring Creek[5]
* Nottawa Ditch[6]
* Colon Ditch[7]
* Washburn Lake[8]
* Beaver Drain[9]
* Beaver Lake[10]
* 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]
* Stewart Lake[21]
* (left) outflow from Lake Pleasant[22]
* outflow from Lake Michiana (Hog Lake)[23]
* (left) outflow from Dragon Lake,[24]

## References

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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. ^ a b 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