Dowagiac River

Dowagiac River
The Dowagiac River in Pokagon Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CitiesDowagiac, Niles
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Dowagiac Drain and Lake of the Woods Drain
 • locationBerrien County, Michigan
 • coordinates42°04′39″N 086°01′23″W / 42.07750°N 86.02306°W / 42.07750; -86.02306[1]
 • elevation745 ft (227 m)[2]
MouthSt. Joseph River
 • coordinates
41°50′43″N 086°15′58″W / 41.84528°N 86.26611°W / 41.84528; -86.26611[1]
 • elevation
636 ft (194 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDowagiac Creek, Peavine Creek (Dowagiac River), Pokagon Creek, McKinzie Creek
 • rightOsborn Creek, Silver Creek

The Dowagiac River is a southwesterly flowing 30.9-mile-long (49.7 km)[3] stream in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a tributary to the St. Joseph River which flows, in turn, into eastern Lake Michigan.

  1. ^ a b c "Dowagiac River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Dowagiac Drain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011