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The Saginaw Bay watershed is the largest drainage basin in Michigan, draining approximately 15% of the total land area. [3] The watershed contains the largest contiguous freshwater coastal wetland system in the United States. [3]
The Saginaw River is a 22.4-mile-long (36.0 km) [3] river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is formed by the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee rivers southwest of Saginaw. It flows northward into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, passing through the cities of Saginaw and Bay City, both of which
Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron The Kawkawlin River is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km) [ 1 ] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at 43°39′30″N 83°53′00″W / 43.65833°N 83.88333°W / 43.65833; -83.88333 , [ 2 ] approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the mouth of the Saginaw
In Saginaw County, the river flows through Tittabawassee Township, which is named for the river and contains the unincorporated community of Freeland. The main river is 72.4 miles (116.5 km) long [ 3 ] and drains an area of 2,471 square miles (6,400 km 2 ).
The Shiawassee watershed is located south and west of Saginaw Bay in Central Michigan. Its basin is shaped like an hourglass, approximately 65 miles (105 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide at each end, and narrows to 5 miles (8.0 km) wide near Corunna. [3] The river rises in Oakland County in Springfield Township at Shiawassee Lake. [5]
Known locally as the Shiawassee Flats, the refuge lies in the Saginaw Bay watershed, historically one of the largest and most productive wetland ecosystems in Michigan. The Bad, Flint, and Cass Rivers flow into the Shiawassee River in the refuge. Here also the Shiawassee converges with the Tittabawassee River to form the Saginaw River.
Another ice shove that was caught on video from Lake Huron hit Saginaw Bay, Michigan, in 2021. ... Ice shoves don't have to occur on large bodies of water. On May 11, 2013, at Mille Lacs Lake, ...
Bay City State Park (previously Bay City State Recreation Area) is a 2,389-acre (967 ha) state park located on the shore of Saginaw Bay near Bay City in Bay County, Michigan, United States. The Tobico Marsh , one of the largest remaining freshwater, coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes is located in the park.