Maple River (Grand River tributary) facts for kids
This article is about Maple River (Michigan). For other uses, see Maple River (Grand River tributary) (disambiguation).
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot, Shiawassee |
| Municipalities | Ovid, Elsie, Maple Rapids, Muir |
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| Main source | Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County 42°56′42″N 84°6′53″W / 42.94500°N 84.11472°W |
| River mouth | Grand River Muir 42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.95500°W |
| Length | 74 mi (119 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 944 sq mi (2,440 km2) |
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The Maple River is a 74.1-mile-long (119.3 km) tributary of the Grand River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County south of the city of Owosso. It flows west through Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties, flowing into the Grand River at Muir. Other cities it flows through along the way include Ovid, Elsie and Maple Rapids.
There are 5 major dams along the river and its tributaries: Lake Victoria, Lake Ovid, Elsie, Rainbow and Hubbardston. Portions of the river within Clinton, Gratiot, and Ionia counties are organized as the Maple River State Game Area.
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