| Saginaw Bay | |
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 View from Bay City State Park | |
  Saginaw Bay Location within the state of Michigan  Saginaw Bay Location within the United States | |
| Location | Lake Huron Lower Peninsula of Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43°55′N 83°35′W / 43.917°N 83.583°W[1] |
| Type | Bay |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,143 square miles (2,960 km2)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 581 feet (177 m)[1] |
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is 1,143 square miles (2,960 km2) in area.[2] It is located in parts of five Michigan counties: Arenac, Bay, Huron, Iosco, and Tuscola.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saginaw Bay
- ^ a b Great Lakes Basin Program Projects Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control