Prairie River (Michigan)

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]

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]

  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

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