Little Cedar River (Menominee River tributary)

Little Cedar River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMeyer Township, Menominee County
Mouth 
 • location
Menominee River
 • elevation
630 ft (190 m)[1]

Little Cedar River is a 56.7-mile-long (91.2 km)[2] river in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Little Cedar rises in Meyer Township at 45°45′00″N 87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (source)),[1] approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hermansville. It flows primarily south through Hermansville, then along the western side of Nadeau Township, passing briefly into Faithorn Township, and continuing through the village of Daggett, Daggett Township, the city of Stephenson, Stephenson Township, and into Mellen Township, where it empties into the Menominee River at 45°45′00″N 87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (mouth)).[1] Much of its course runs approximately parallel to US 41.

  1. ^ a b c "Little Cedar River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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