The Little Maple River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the Maple River in the central part of the

Lower Peninsula The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the larger, southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; the other being the Upper Peninsula, which is separated by the S ...

of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

. It rises in Victor Township,

Clinton County Clinton County may refer to: *Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States: **Clinton County, New York ** Clinton County, Ohio *Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...

at the outlet of Cedar Lake. It flows through

Sleepy Hollow State Park Sleepy Hollow State Park is a public recreation area covering in the townships of Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan, Ovid and Victor Township, Michigan, Victor in Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton County, Michigan. The state park is locat ...

which surrounds

Lake Ovid Lake Ovid is a reservoir located within Sleepy Hollow State Park, Michigan, created in the 1970s with the construction of a dam on the Little Maple River. With an average depth of , Lake Ovid is generally fairly shallow, with depths never excee ...

. Lake Ovid was created by damming the Little Maple River. The Little Maple River joins the Maple River in Ovid Township, Clinton County.Sleepy Hollow State Park

Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the state of Michigan founded in 1921, charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appoint ...

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External links

Friends of the Maple River
{{authority control Rivers of Clinton County, Michigan Rivers of Michigan Tributaries of Lake Michigan