Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is located in Michigan
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay
Location within the state of Michigan
Saginaw Bay is located in the United States
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay
Location within the United States
LocationLake Huron
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Coordinates43°55′N 83°35′W / 43.917°N 83.583°W / 43.917; -83.583[1]
TypeBay
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,143 square miles (2,960 km2)[2]
Surface elevation581 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.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saginaw Bay
  2. ^ 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