Kalamazoo River
| Kalamazoo River | ||
 The Kalamazoo River at Saugatuck |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 629444 | |
| location | Michigan (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| confluence | from North and South Branch at Albion 42 ° 14 ′ 28 " N , 84 ° 44 ′ 51" W |
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| muzzle | in New Richmond in Lake Michigan Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′ 36 " N , 86 ° 12 ′ 55" W 42 ° 40 ′ 36 " N , 86 ° 12 ′ 55" W. |
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| Mouth height |
176 m
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| length | 267 km | |
| Catchment area | 5230 km² | |
| Drain |
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52.8 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Rice Creek , Battle Creek River , Wabascon Creek , Gun River , Rabbit River | |
| Medium-sized cities | Battle Creek , Kalamazoo | |
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| North Branch Kalamazoo River | ||
| Water code | US : 633515 | |
| location | Michigan (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Kalamazoo River → St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | near Farewell and Pine Hills Lake in southern Jackson County 42 ° 5 ′ 47 ″ N , 84 ° 28 ′ 38 ″ W |
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| Union | in Albion with the South Branch to the Kalamazoo River 42 ° 14 ′ 28 " N , 84 ° 44 ′ 51" W
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| South Branch Kalamazoo River | ||
| Water code | US : 638290 | |
| location | Michigan (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Kalamazoo River → St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in North Adams in Hillsdale County, 41 ° 59 ′ 5 " N , 84 ° 30 ′ 59" W |
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| Union | in Albion with the North Branch to the Kalamazoo River 42 ° 14 ′ 28 ″ N , 84 ° 44 ′ 51 ″ W
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The Kalamazoo River is a 267-kilometer tributary of Lake Michigan in the US state of Michigan .
It crosses Allegan , Barry , Eaton , Van Buren , Kalamazoo , Calhoun , Jackson , Hillsdale , Kent and Ottawa Counties , draining an area of 5230 km². At the mouth in New Richmond the mean discharge is 52.8 m³ / s, at Battle Creek on the upper reaches of the river the mean discharge is 9.1 m³ / s.
The two headwaters, the North Branch and the South Branch Kalamazoo River, arise just a few kilometers from each other. The South Branch rises in North Adams in Moscow Township in northeast Hillsdale County. It then flows through Homer and joins the North Branch in Albion . The North Branch rises near Farewell and Pine Hills Lake in southern Jackson County and joins the South Branch at Albion in Calhoun County .
Major tributaries of the Kalamazoo River are Rice Creek , Wilder Creek , Wabascon Creek , Battle Creek River , Augusta Creek , Portage Creek , Gun River , Swan Creek, and the Rabbit River .
