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Huron River (Michigan)
Huron River
Huron Parkway bridge over Geddes Pond viewed from Gallup
Park, Ann Arbor
The Huron River is a typical Southeast Michigan
stream; mud banks, slow stream flow and a low gradient
Huron River near Portage Lake define this river. It runs through the following counties,
in order from the headwaters to its mouth: Oakland, Liv-
Origin Huron Swamp south of Andersonville,
ingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe. There are 24
Michigan
major tributaries totaling about 370 miles (600 km) in ad-
Mouth Lake Erie southeast of Rockwood, dition to the mainstream. The Huron River watershed
Michigan drains 908 square miles (2,350 km2). It is the only state-
Basin United States designated Country-Scenic Natural River in southeast
countries Michigan. This includes 27.5 miles (44.3 km) of the main-
stream, plus an additional 10.5 miles (16.9 km) of three
Length 130 mi (210 km)
tributaries.
Source 1,001 ft (305 m) The river was named after the Huron band of Native
elevation Americans who lived in the area. In Native languages, it
Mouth 571 ft (174 m) was called cos-scut-e-nong sebee or Giwitatigweiasibi. It was
elevation part of a Native American trade route.
The river has many dams, 19 on the mainstream and
Basin area 908 sq mi (2,350 km2)
at least 96 in the entire system. Most dams are only a few
feet high, built to slightly increase and maintain water
levels in existing lakes, a use that is now environmen-
tally controversial. However, at least a dozen dams that
were built for mill or hydroelectric power and several
formed large new lakes behind them. Some of these on
the Huron River mainstream are Kent Lake, Barton Pond,
Argo Pond, Ford Lake, Belleville Lake, and Flat Rock Pond.
The Huron River flows through numerous parks and
is a prime canoeing river with a generally slow current
and only a few minor rapids or obstructions, except for
the short Delhi rapids which is runnable by experienced
Peninsular Dam, Ypsilanti
canoeists and kayakers except during low water.
The river is heavily fished by sportsmen for rock bass,
The Huron River is a 130-mile-long (210 km)[1] river in
sunfish, bluegill, black crappie, white bass, smallmouth
southeastern Michigan, rising out of the Huron Swamp
bass, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, catfish,
in Indian Springs Metropark in northern Oakland County
trout, muskie, and below Belleville Dam, Coho salmon,
and flowing into Lake Erie on the boundary between
Chinook salmon, and Steelhead. Suckers and carp are also
Wayne County and Monroe County. In addition to thir-
common fish in the river.
teen parks, game areas, and recreation areas, the river
In 2009, faculty and students from the University of
passes through the cities of Dexter, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti,
Michigan produced "Mapping the River," a multimedia
Belleville, Flat Rock and Rockwood.
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presentation combining dance, poetry, music, and pro- • Lake Erie Metropark
jected images which explored the role of the Huron in • Pointe Mouillee State Game Area
communities along it.[2]
Historical name confusion with
Floods Clinton River
Notable floods have occurred on March 23, 1904, March
14, 1918, June 24, 1968, and March 15, 1982.[3] The Clinton River was also known as the Huron River
until 1824. Although the Clinton River drains into Lake
St. Clair north of Detroit, it is also located in southeast
Tributaries Michigan and shares about 10 miles (16 km) of watershed
Significant tributaries of the Huron River are listed be- boundary with the Huron River system. The Clinton Riv-
low, in order of progression upstream. Sub-tributaries er was renamed on July 17, 1824, by the Michigan Territo-
are indented below their parent watercourse. rial Council to avoid confusion between the two rivers. [4]
• Smith Creek
• Silver Creek References
• Port Creek
• Willow Run [1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography
• Swift Run Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National
• Mallett’s Creek Map, accessed November 7, 2011
• Traver Creek [2] Mannino, Trina (12), "University profs celebrate
• Allen Creek the Huron in ’Mapping the River’", The Michigan
• Boyden Creek Daily (Ann Arbor, MI),
• Honey Creek http://www.michigandaily.com/content/
• Millers Creek 2009-02-12/trina-article-mapping-river?page=0,0
• Portage Creek [3] Bien, Laura (2010-03-23). "The bridge-crushing
• Livermore Creek flood of 1904". Ypsilanti Citizen. http://ypsiciti.com/
• Arms Creek section/Education/The%20bridge-
• Honey Creek crushing%20flood%20of%201904-article-1750.html.
• Hay Creek Retrieved 2010-03-26. "On March 15, 1982, two
• Chilson Creek canoeists capsized in fast currents and were
• Horseshoe Lake Creek marooned on the tiny island just south of the
• South Ore Creek Tridge...On June 24, 1968, a flood blew out the
• Davis Creek Dixboro dam, sending a massive wave downstream
• Woodruff Creek that drained the big ponds in Gallup Park...On
• Mann Creek March 14, 1918, a flood collapsed the center of the
• Pettibone Creek Michigan Avenue Bridge, pinching several parked
• Norton Creek cars in jagged concrete jaws...But the March 23,
1904 flood was among the worst."
[4] Leeson, Michael A. (2005) [1882]. "Organization".
Path History of Macomb County. Ann Arbor, Mich.:
The river flows through the following parks and cities: University of Michigan Library. pp. 297.
• Indian Springs Metropark http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/
• Pontiac Lake Recreation Area pageviewer-
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=arh7613.0001.001;q1=shelby;frm
• Kensington Metropark Retrieved 2006-10-01.
• Island Lake Recreation Area
• Huron Meadows Metropark External links
• Hudson Mills Metropark
• Dexter • Huron River Watershed Council
• Delhi Metropark • History of Peninsular Dam
• Ann Arbor • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names
• Ypsilanti Information System: Huron River
• Lower Huron Metropark
• Willow Metropark Coordinates: 42°1′47″N 83°11′15″W / 42.02972°N
• Oakwoods Metropark 83.1875°W / 42.02972; -83.1875
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