The Saganing River, also known as Saganing Creek, is a
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U.S. state
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Michigan
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It rises from the confluence of Saganing Creek and Budd Drain in the northwest corner of
Pinconning Township just south of the
Arenac County
Arenac County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 15,002. The county seat is Standish, Michigan, Standish.
History
Arenac County wa ...
/
Bay County boundary at and flows in a gentle arc to the northeast through
Lincoln Township and then bending to southeast in
Standish Township before emptying into
Saginaw Bay
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of
Lake Huron
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just south of
Whites Beach
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at .
Saganing Creek rises in the southeast corner on
Grim Township in
Gladwin County at and flows mostly eastward through
Gibson Township and
Mount Forest Township in Bay County. Its main tributary, Saganing Drain, rises in western
Gibson Township south of
Bentley
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and flows to the east-southeast.
The other main tributary of the Saganing River, Budd Creek, rises just east of
Mount Forest at .
References
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Arenac County, Michigan
Rivers of Bay County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Huron
Saginaw Bay
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