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The Thornapple River (Ottawa: Sowanquesake, "Forked River") [4] (GNIS ID #1075813 [5]) is an 88.1-mile-long (141.8 km) [6] tributary of Michigan's longest river, the Grand River. The Thornapple rises in Eaton County, Michigan and drains a primarily rural farming area in Central Michigan .
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.. Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The other Little Thornapple River is a left-side tributary that rises in southern Sawyer County at , less than 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of the mouth of the other Little Thornapple River. The second Little Thornapple, flows primarily to the south and southwest into Rusk County and empties into the Thornapple River at , approximately 4 ...
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Little Thornapple River is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) [3] river in Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Little Thornapple rises from the outflow of Jordan Lake [ 4 ] in north-central Woodland Township at 42°45′38″N 85°08′43″W / 42.76056°N 85.14528°W / 42.76056; -85.14528 ( Little Thornapple River (
The Thornapple River, a tributary of the Grand River, flows from south to north through the middle of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornapple Township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1 km 2), of which 35.3 square miles (91.4 km 2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2), or 1.80%, is water. [4]
The first hints of the Big River Reservoir project came in 1928. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The first white settler to own land in the village was Calvin G. Hill, a native of New York, who bought 400 acres (1.6 km 2) in 1834 on both sides of the Thornapple River. [4] The village was likely surveyed and subdivided before 1850, but the plat was not officially recorded until 1859. Prior to 1843, the settlement was often called "Thornapple".