List of rivers of Michigan

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This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. Other waterways are listed when they have articles.

The state has over 300 named rivers. Several names are shared by different rivers; for example, there are eight Pine Rivers and seven Black Rivers. In four cases there are two rivers of the same name in one county. In these cases extra information such as alternate name or body of water they flow into has been added.

Map of Michigan rivers
Tahquamenon River

In alphabetical order[]

A–C[]

  • Anna River
  • Au Gres River
  • Au Sable River
  • Au Train River
  • Bad River
  • Baldwin River
  • Baltimore River
  • Bark River
  • Bass River
  • Battle Creek River
  • Bean Creek (called Tiffin River in lower reaches)
  • Bear River
  • Bell River
  • Belle River
  • Betsie River
  • Big Betsy River
  • Big Garlic River
  • Big Iron River
  • Big River
  • Big Sable River
  • Big Siskiwit River
  • Birch Creek
  • Black Mallard River
  • Black River (Alcona County)
  • Black River (Allegan/Van Buren counties)
  • Black River (Cheboygan/Montmorency/Presque Isle/Otsego counties)
  • Black River (Gogebic County)
  • Black River (Mackinac County)
  • Black River (Marquette County)
  • Black River (Sanilac/St. Clair counties)
  • Blind Sucker River
  • Boardman River
  • Boyne River
  • Brevoort River
  • Brule River
  • Buck Creek
  • Canada Creek
  • Carp Lake River
  • Carp River (Chippewa/Mackinac County)
  • Carp River (Gogebic/Ontonagon counties), sections also called Big Carp River and Upper Carp River or Carp River Inlet or Inlet Creek
  • Carp River (Luce County), not on USGS maps
  • Carp River (Marquette County)
  • Cass River
  • Cataract River
  • Cedar Creek
  • Cedar River (Antrim County)
  • Cedar River (Clare/Gladwin counties)
  • Cedar River (Menominee County)
  • Charlotte River
  • Cheboygan River
  • Chippewa River
  • Choate Creek
  • Chocolay River
  • Clam River
  • Cliff River
  • Clinton River
  • Coldbrook Creek
  • Coldwater River (Barry/Kent/Ionia counties)
  • Coldwater River (Branch County)
  • Coldwater River (Isabella counties)
  • Cranberry River
  • Creighton River
  • Crooked River
  • Crow River
  • Crystal River
  • Cut River (Mackinac County)
  • Cut River (Roscommon County)

D–K[]

L–M[]

N–R[]

S–Z[]

Wood Outlet Drain

By watershed[]

Lake Erie basin[]

Detroit River
  • Maumee River (OH)
    • Tiffin River (OH)
      • Bean Creek
    • St. Joseph River (OH)
      • East Branch Saint Joseph River
      • West Branch Saint Joseph River
  • Ottawa River
  • Little Lake Creek
    • Flat Creek
      • North River
  • River Raisin
  • Sandy Creek
  • Huron River (Monroe/Wayne/Washtenaw/Livingston/Oakland counties)
    • (Livingston/Washtenaw counties)
  • Detroit River
    • Ecorse River
    • River Rouge or Rouge River

Lake St. Clair basin[]

Clinton River
  • Milk River
  • Clinton River
  • Salt River (Macomb County)
  • Saint Clair River
    • Belle River
    • Pine River (St. Clair County)
    • Black River (Sanilac/St. Clair counties)

Lake Huron basin[]

The Thumb[]

Saginaw Bay[]

Shiawassee River

Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan[]

  • Au Sable River
    • Pine River (Alcona County)
  • Black River (Alcona County)
  • Devils River
  • Thunder Bay River
  • Bell River
  • Little Trout River
  • Swan River
  • Trout River
  • Ocqueoc River
    • Little Ocqueoc River
  • Black Mallard River
  • Cheboygan River, mouth at Cheboygan in Cheboygan County
    • Black River (Cheboygan/Montmorency/Presque Isle/Otsego counties)
    • Mullett Lake
      • Little Pigeon River (Cheboygan County), empties directly into Mullett Lake
      • Pigeon River (Cheboygan/Otsego counties)
        • Little Pigeon River (Cheboygan County)
      • Indian River (Cheboygan County)
        • Little Sturgeon River
        • Burt Lake
          • Sturgeon River (Cheboygan/Otsego counties)
          • Crooked River
          • Maple River (Cheboygan/Emmett counties)
          • Little Carp River (Cheboygan County)
  • Little Black River (Cheboygan County)

Upper Peninsula of Michigan[]

Lake Michigan basin[]

Lower Peninsula of Michigan[]

Northern Michigan[]
  • Carp Lake River
  • Bear River
  • Pine River (Charlevoix County)
    • Lake Charlevoix
      • Jordan River
        • Green River
      • Boyne River
  • Grand Traverse Bay
  • Leland River, also called the Carp River
  • Crystal River
  • Platte River
  • Betsie River
    • Little Betsie River
  • Manistee River
    • Manistee Lake
      • Little Manistee River
    • Pine River (Lake/Manistee/Osceola/Wexford counties), also called South Branch of Manistee River
Pere Marquette River
  • Big Sable River
  • Lincoln River
  • Pere Marquette River
    • Big South Branch Pere Marquette River
    • Baldwin River
  • Pentwater River (Oceana County)
West Michigan[]
  • White River (Muskegon/Oceana counties)
  • Muskegon River
Grand River

Upper Peninsula of Michigan[]

Green Bay[]
Little Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc
Remainder of Lake Michigan/Upper Peninsula[]

Beaver Island[]

Lake Superior basin[]

Yellow Dog River
Ontonagon River

Isle Royale[]

See also[]

References[]

  • USGS GNIS, United States Geological Survey's Geographical Names Information System

External links[]

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