| Prairie River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Templene |
| Mouth | |
• location | St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Michigan |
| Length | 54 miles (87 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 182.09 cu ft/s (5.156 m3/s) (estimate)[1] |
The Prairie River is a small river that flows 54 miles (87 km)[2] through Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The river rises at 41°48′20″N 85°00′54″W / 41.80556°N 85.01500°W in northern Kinderhook Township in Branch County, and flows west-northwest into the St. Joseph River at 41°54′45″N 85°38′21″W / 41.91250°N 85.63917°W just south of the city of Three Rivers, Michigan.[3]
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Prairie River". WATERS GeoViewer. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie River