Little Thornapple River (Eaton County)

This article is about the river in Eaton County, Michigan. For the tributary of the Coldwater River, see Little Thornapple River (Coldwater River).
Little Thornapple River

The Little Thornapple River in Chester Township
Country United States
Basin
Main source Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
River mouth Thornapple River
840 ft (260 m)[1]
River system Grand River

Little Thornapple River is a 9.1-mile-long (14.6 km)[2] river in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Little Thornapple rises in central Carmel Township at 42°33′23″N 84°54′27″W / 42.55639°N 84.90750°W / 42.55639; -84.90750 (Little Thornapple River (source)),[1] approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from downtown Charlotte.

There are few named tributaries. Just north of the Wend Valley Airport, the Little Thornapple is joined by the Densmore Perkins Fish Creek Drain[3] and the Baker Drain.

The stream flows primarily to the north and empties into the Thornapple River in Chester Township at 42°39′27″N 84°52′27″W / 42.65750°N 84.87417°W / 42.65750; -84.87417 (Little Thornapple River (mouth)).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Little Thornapple River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  3. ↑ "Densmore Perkins Fish Creek Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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