Flint River (Michigan)

Flint River
The Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
Map of the Saginaw River watershed showing the Flint River as one of its major tributaries
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lapeer County
Mouth	Shiawassee River
• location	Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
• coordinates	43°22′43″N 83°58′59″W / 43.37861°N 83.98306°W / 43.37861; -83.98306
Length	78 mi (126 km)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	1,024.18 cu ft/s (29.002 m3/s) (estimate)[1]
Basin features
River system	Saginaw River

The Flint River is a 78.3-mile-long (126.0 km) river in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan in the United States. The river's headwaters are in Columbiaville in Lapeer County and flows through the counties of Lapeer, Genesee, and Saginaw. The cities of Lapeer, Flint, Flushing, and Montrose are along its course.