 The Flint River Watershed The Flint River is a river in southeast Michigan, 142 mi (229 km) long, that flows through the city of Flint. Image File history File links Highlight map of the watershed of the Flint River (Michigan). ...
Image File history File links Highlight map of the watershed of the Flint River (Michigan). ...
A watershed or catchment basin is the region of land whose water drains into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ...
Image File history File links Map of the watershed of the Flint River (Michigan). ...
Image File history File links Map of the watershed of the Flint River (Michigan). ...
State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th) - Land 147,255 km² - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...
The arches of downtown Flint. ...
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The Flint River drains 1332 sq mi (3450 km²) of Michigan, mostly in the counties of Lapeer, Genesee, Shiawassee, and Saginaw. It also drains parts of Oakland, Tuscola, and Sanilac. Lapeer County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Genesee County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Shiawassee County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Saginaw County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Oakland County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Tuscola County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
Sanilac County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
The river is formed in Lapeer County near Columbiaville where the river's South Branch and North Branch come together. The river is supplemented by four major creeks, the Kearsley (draining the south and central portions of the east side of Genesee County), Thread (draining south central part of the county), Swartz (draining the Swartz Creek area), and Misteguay (draining the area near the northern section of the border of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties). Columbiaville is a village located in Lapeer County, Michigan. ...
Swartz Creek is a city located in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
The river empties into the Shiawassee River in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge near the city of Saginaw. Within the refuge, the Cass and Tittabawassee combine with the Shiawassee to form the Saginaw River. The Saginaw empties into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,293 acre (38 km²) National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw County managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ...
Saginaw is a city located in Saginaw County, Michigan. ...
Saginaw Bay is located on Lake Huron, and forms the space between The Thumb and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the eastern side of the state of Michigan. ...
The Great Lakes from space; Lake Huron is the third from the left. ...
Features along the Flint River The river is dammed up near the village of Genesee to form the Holloway Reservoir, and again shortly afterward to form Mott Lake. Genesee Township is a township in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
In the city of Flint, the river flows past General Motors factories, and downtown through the campus of the University of Michigan-Flint and the Riverview Park. Just outside of downtown Flint, the river runs past Kettering University. General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ...
The University of Michigan-Flint, located in Flint, Michigan, is one of three campuses in the University of Michigan system. ...
Kettering University, an engineering school originally called General Motors Institute, is located in Flint, Michigan along the Flint River on property that used to be the main manufacturing location for General Motors. ...
Cities and villages along the river Montrose is a city located in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Flushing is a city located in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
The arches of downtown Flint. ...
Genesee Township is a township in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Columbiaville is a village located in Lapeer County, Michigan. ...
References Flint River assessment.
Maps and graphs of Michigan water resources conditions
USGS Water Data Flint River water data near Otisville
USGS Water Data Flint River near Flint
Flint River Watershed Coalition
USGS Water Data Flint River near its terminus
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