Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan)

Portage River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Waterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Mouth
• location	Grand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
• elevation	909 feet (277 m)[1]
Length	15.5 mi (24.9 km)

The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southwesterly through northeast Jackson County.

The Portage River rises at approximately 42°22′26″N 84°10′48″W in the Portage Lake Swamp in the Waterloo State Recreation Area. The river flows mostly southwest into the Grand River at 42°18′54″N 84°23′42″W in Blackman Charter Township just north of the city of Jackson.[1] The Portage River forms the boundary between the townships of Henrietta and Leoni.

Drainage basin

The Portage River drains all or portions of the following administrative divisions:

Named tributaries

From the mouth:

(right) Wildcat Creek[3]
- Brill Lake[4]
(right) outflow from
- St. John Lake[5]
- Eagle Lake[6]
- Mud Lake[7]
(left) Batteese Creek[8]
- Batteese Lake[9]
- Hewes Lake[10]
(left) Orchard Creek[11]
- (left) Cahaogan Creek[12]
- (right) Thornapple Creek[13]
  - (left) Pickett Drain[14]
    - Standish Lake[15]
  - (right) Jacobs Lake Drain[16]
    - Jacobs Lake[17]
(right) outflow from Portage Lake[18]
Little Portage Lake[19]
- (right) outflow from series of lakes and small streams including
  - Locker Lake[20]
  - Riley Lake[21]
  - Notten Lake[22]
  - Lehman Lake[23]
- (left) Honey Creek[24]
- Portage Lake Swamp[25]

References

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[gnis-SR-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage River

[NHD-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: Wildcat Creek

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brill Lake

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint John Lake

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Lake

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Creek

[9] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batteese Lake

[10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Lake

[11] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek

[12] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahaogan Creek

[13] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornapple Creek

[14] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett Drain

[15] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standish Lake

[16] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake Drain

[17] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs Lake

[18] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake

[19] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Portage Lake

[20] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locker Lake

[21] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riley Lake

[22] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notten Lake

[23] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehman Lake

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek

[25] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake Swamp