Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan)

For other "Cedar Rivers" in Michigan, see Cedar River (Michigan).
Cedar River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Green Bay
 • elevation
581 ft (177 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemLake Michigan

Cedar River (also known as the Big Cedar River)[1] is a 67.1-mile-long (108.0 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in the northern part of Menominee County at 45°53′18″N 87°35′15″W / 45.88833°N 87.58750°W / 45.88833; -87.58750 (Cedar River (source))[1] and flows mostly south and east to empty into Green Bay of Lake Michigan at 45°24′35″N 87°21′05″W / 45.40972°N 87.35139°W / 45.40972; -87.35139 (Cedar River (mouth))[1] in the community of Cedar River.

The Little Cedar River, a tributary of the Menominee River, also flows mostly southward in Menominee County approximately 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) west of the Cedar River.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011