| Shiawassee River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan |
| • coordinates | 42°43′51″N 83°30′39″W / 42.73086°N 83.51077°W[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saginaw River, Michigan |
• coordinates | 43°23′13″N 83°57′58″W / 43.38697°N 83.96608°W |
| Length | 110 mi (180 km) |
| Basin size | 1,201 sq mi (3,110 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 2,639.68 cu ft/s (74.747 m3/s) (estimate)[2] |
The Shiawassee River (/ˌʃaɪəˈwɒsi/ shy-ə-WAH-see) in the U.S. state of Michigan drains an area of 1,201 square miles (3,110 km2) within Oakland, Genesee, Livingston, Shiawassee, Midland and Saginaw counties. It flows in a generally northerly direction for approximately 110 miles (180 km) from its source to its confluence with the Tittabawassee River creating the Saginaw River, which drains into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.[3]
The name is derived from the Chippewa "shia-was-see" meaning "the river straight ahead."[4]
- ^ "Shiawassee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Watershed Report: Shiawassee River". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Lake Huron Basin: Shiawassee River, Michigan, Water Quality Data 1965 Survey". National Service Center for Environmental Publications,United States Environmental Protection Agancy. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Han, Lila; Society, Shiawassee County Historical (May 15, 1987). "Echoes of Yesteryears: Bennington and Shiawassee Townships". Crest – via Google Books.