Pine River (Chippewa River)

For other "Pine Rivers" in Michigan, see Pine River (Michigan).

Pine River
The Pine River in Alma
Map of the Saginaw River watershed showing the Pine River as one of its major tributaries
Origin	Wheatland Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
Mouth	Chippewa River
Basin countries	United States
Length	103 mi (166 km)
Mouth elevation	600 ft (180 m)^[1]
River system	Saginaw River

The Pine River is a 103-mile-long (166 km)^[2] river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Pine River is a tributary of the Chippewa River and is thus part of the Saginaw River drainage basin.

The river rises in Wheatland Township in southeast Mecosta County at 43°35′09″N 85°08′34″W / 43.58583°N 85.14278°W / 43.58583; -85.14278 (Pine River (source)).^[1] It flows southeast into southwest Isabella County. It turns south through northeast Montcalm County and Gratiot County, where it turns to the northeast, continuing through the cities of Alma and St. Louis. It enters Midland County and joins the Chippewa River at 43°36′06″N 84°17′33″W / 43.60167°N 84.29250°W / 43.60167; -84.29250 (Pine River (mouth))^[1] approximately two miles before the Chippewa joins the Tittabawassee River on the west side of the city of Midland.

Tributaries and features

(left) Sucker Creek^[3]
(left) Bush Creek^[4]
- (right) Taylor Drain^[5]
- (left) Rook Drain^[6]
(left) Horse Creek^[7]
(right) Sugar Creek^[8]
(right) Honeyoey Creek^[9]
- (left) Coles Creek^[10]
  - Peterman Lake^[11]
- Madison Lake^[12]
(left) Newark and Arcadia Drain^[13]
(left) Carpenter Creek^[14]
(left) Twin Lake^[15]
(left) Robbins Lake^[16]
(left) Deaner Lake^[17]
(right) Mud Creek^[18]
- (left) Bass Lake Drain^[19]
(right) North Branch Pine River^[20]
- (left) Cedar Drain^[21]
- (right) Thatcher Creek^[22]
(left) Wolf Creek^[23]
- (right) Offnear Lake^[24]
- (left) Cedar Lake^[25]
  - (right) Marl Lake^[26]
(left) Skunk Creek^[27]
(left) South Branch Pine River^[28]
- Blanchard Millpond^[29]
  - (left) Decker Creek^[30]
  - (right) Jewel Creek^[31]
(right) Pony Creek^[32]
- (left) Halls Lake^[33]
- (right) Big Eldred Lake^[34]
  - Little Eldred Lake^[35]
(left) Miller Creek^[36]
- Meeker Lake^[37]
Pine Lake^[38]

Drainage basin

References

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