| Nottawa Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nottawa Lake in Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Mouth | |
• location | St. Joseph River |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 184.45 cu ft/s (5.223 m3/s) (estimate)[1] |
Nottawa Creek (also known as Nottawa River, Nottawaseepe River, and Nottawaseppe River) is a 33.9-mile-long (54.6 km)[2] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into the St. Joseph River at 42°00′15″N 85°23′40″W / 42.00417°N 85.39444°W,[3] approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon.
The Nottawa is formed by the outflow of Nottawa Lake[4] in south central Calhoun County. The lake is fed by Nottawa Drain,[5] which along with Goose Pond Drain[6] drains an area to the east of the lake. The Nottawa Creek flows northwest from the lake then arcs to the southwest and flows through the village of Athens before joining the St. Joseph River.
The Nottawa Creek system drains all or portions of the following townships:
- In Calhoun County
- In Branch County
- In Kalamazoo County
- Climax Township (via Bear Creek)
- Wakeshma Township (via Bear Creek)
- In St. Joseph County
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Nottawa Creek". WATERS GeoViewer. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ 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: Nottawa Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nottawa Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nottawa Drain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Pond Drain