Belle River (Michigan)
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The Belle River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed November 7, 2011
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in the
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, flowing into the
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in Marine City at . The North Branch Belle River rises out of Long Lake at in
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22 of Attica Township in southeast Lapeer County. Long Lake is fed by the Long Lake Drain, which drains marshy areas to the south of the lake. From Long Lake, the river flows eastward around the north side of Imlay City. It is fed by the Hunt, Pennell, and Clark Corner drains on the northeast of Imlay City and turns southward, where it joins the main branch of the river at , now near the intersection of
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and M-53. The main branch of the Belle River rises in the south of Dryden Township at , in a marshy area near the boundary between Lapeer and
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counties. It flows mostly north and east until joined by the north branch, after which it flows mostly south and east into St. Clair County. It passes the north side of
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, then turns southeast and passes through the northeast corner of
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.
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crosses the river in the northeast corner of Casco Township. The river continues east by southeast through China Township and into East China Township, where it turns south less than a half mile from the
St. Clair River The St. Clair River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 7, 2011 river in central North America which flows from Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair, forming part ...
and parallels the St. Clair for a few miles before its mouth in downtown Marine City. The river's watershed drains portions of Lapeer, Macomb,
Oakland Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is ...
, and St. Clair counties.


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EPA Watershed Profile
{{Authority control Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Lapeer County, Michigan Rivers of Macomb County, Michigan Rivers of Oakland County, Michigan Rivers of St. Clair County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Erie