Misteguay Creek is a tributary of the
Flint River
The Flint River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 15, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia, flowing south from th ...
, long,
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The National Map
, retrieved 2015-08-18. on the
central Lower Peninsula
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of
Michigan
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in the United States. The stream drains an area of
[U.S. Geological Survey. ]National Hydrography Dataset
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Description
Cartogra ...
, area data covering Misteguay Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
A hydrological code or hydrologic unit code is a sequence of numbers or letters (a ''geocode'') that identify a hydrological unit or feature, such as a river, river reach, lake, or area like a drainage basin (also called watershed in North Americ ...
s 040802040505, 040802040509, 040802040512, 040802040506, 040802040507, and 040802040508
The National Map
, retrieved 2015-08-18 in predominantly agricultural areas of the
Flint/Tri-Cities
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region. Via the Flint and
Shiawassee rivers, it is part of the
watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
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of the
Saginaw River
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, which flows to
Saginaw Bay
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of
Lake Huron
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. Via Lake Huron and the Great Lakes system, it is part of the larger
watershed
Watershed may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
Music
* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
of the
St. Lawrence River
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.
Misteguay Creek begins in
Clayton Township in
Genesee County, approximately southeast of the village of
Lennon and west of the city of
Swartz Creek. It flows initially northwestward into
Shiawassee County, then generally northward, through
Venice
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and
Hazelton townships and the village of
New Lothrop in Shiawassee County; and
Maple Grove,
Albee, and
Spaulding townships in
Saginaw County
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. It flows into the Flint River in Spaulding Township, approximately east of the village of
St. Charles. Several sections of the creek's course have been
channelized.
[The National Map]
, accessed 2015-08-05.
Tributaries
This is a list of named streams in Misteguay Creek's watershed, as identified by the
National Hydrography Dataset
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Description
Cartogra ...
. By default, the list is ordered from the mouth of the creek to its source.
See also
*
List of rivers of Michigan
This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ...
References
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Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Genesee County, Michigan
Rivers of Saginaw County, Michigan
Rivers of Shiawassee County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Huron