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]