Cass River (Shiawassee River)
| Cass River | ||
 Course of the Cass River in the catchment area of the Saginaw River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 622854 | |
| location | Michigan (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Shiawassee River → Saginaw River → St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Association of |
South Branch and North Branch Cass River 43 ° 35 ′ 10 ″ N , 83 ° 10 ′ 15 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 215 m | |
| muzzle |
Shiawassee River Coordinates: 43 ° 22 ′ 42 " N , 83 ° 59 ′ 4" W 43 ° 22 ′ 42 " N , 83 ° 59 ′ 4" W |
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| Mouth height | 178 m | |
| Height difference | 37 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.37 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 2350 km² | |
| Discharge at the Frankenmuth A Eo gauge : 2178 km² |
MQ 1940/2016 Mq 1940/2016 |
15.6 m³ / s 7.2 l / (s km²) |
| Small towns | Caro , Frankenmuth | |
| Communities | Cass City , Vassar , Bridgeport | |
 Zehnder's Covered Bridge over the Cass River near Frankenmuth |
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The Cass River is an approximately 100 km long river in the US state of Michigan . It drains an area of 2350 km². The mean discharge at the USGS 04151500 gauge near Frankenmuth is 15.6 m³ / s. The river was named after the US officer and politician Lewis Cass .
course
The Cass River arises at the confluence of the North Branch Cass River and South Branch Cass River near Cass City . It drains the central part of the Thumb ("Thumb"), the peninsula east of Saginaw Bay . The Cass River flows in a southwesterly direction. He passes the towns of Caro , Vassar , Frankenmuth and Bridgeport . In the lower reaches, below Frankenmuth, the Cass River flows in a westerly direction and flows into the Shiawassee River on the right-hand side on the southern outskirts of Saginaw , shortly before it joins the Tittabawassee River to form the Saginaw River .
nature and environment
In September 2015, a fish passage on the Cass River near Frankenmuth was completed to replace an old dam. With the completion of the construction project, 117 upstream kilometers in the river system have become accessible to the fish, where spawning grounds used to be. In the tourist town of Frankenmuth, an excursion steamer drives on the river.
Web links
- saginawbayrcd.org - Map of the catchment area (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ South Branch Cass River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- ^ Cass River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b c Cass River - HUC: 04080205 Rapid Watershed Assessment (PDF 1.0 MB) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 04151500 CASS RIVER AT FRANKENMUTH, MI
- ^ A b The Frankenmuth Fish Passage Project at the Cass River Dam . City of Frankenmuth. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
