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Pigeon River (Huron County, Michigan)

For other Pigeon Rivers in Michigan, see Pigeon River (Michigan).

The Pigeon River, also known as the East Branch Pigeon River, is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km)[2] stream in Huron County in the Thumb of the U.S. state of Michigan.

Pigeon River
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Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSheridan Township, Huron County, Michigan
Mouth 
 • location
Saginaw Bay, Huron County, Michigan
 • coordinates
43°56′45″N 83°16′48″W / 43.9458°N 83.2801°W / 43.9458; -83.2801
 • elevation
581 ft (177 m)[1]
Length38 miles (61 km)

The stream rises from the confluence of Appin and Livingston drains[1] in southern Sheridan Township. It flows north and west to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron in Caseville[1]

Tributaries

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From the mouth:

  • (left) Rush Lake Drain[3]
  • (left) Fisher Drain[5]
    • (right) Thompson Drain[6]
  • (left) Van Drain[7]
    • (left) Fluegge Drain[8]
    • (left) Bechler Drain[9]
  • (right) Newman Drain[10]
  • (left) Gorke Drain[11]
  • (right) West Branch Extension[12]
    • (right) Hinton Drain[13]
  • (left) Schultz Drain[14]
  • (right) Hartman Drain[15]
  • (left) Beaubien Drain[16]
  • (right) Little Pigeon River, also known as West Branch Pigeon River[17]
    • (right) Matthews Drain[18]
    • (left) Huron Drain[20]
      • (left) Moore Drain[21]
      • (left) McComb Drain[22]
      • (right) Rawson Drain[23]
      • (left) Crawford Drain[24] (in Tuscola County)
      • (right) Knight Drain[25] (in Tuscola County)
      • (right) Muntz Drain[26] (in Tuscola County)
  • (left) Blair Drain[27]
    • (left) Clift Drain[28]
  • (right) Jordan Drain[29]
  • (right) Moore Drain[21]
  • (left) Elk Drain[30]
  • (left) Patterson Drain[31]
  • (left) Appin Drain[32]
    • (right) Shier Drain[33]
      • (left) North Branch Shier Drain[34]
    • (right) Reid Drain[35]
  • (right) Livingston Drain[36]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeon River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 7, 2011
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Lake Drain
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Lake
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisher Drain
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson Drain
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Drain
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fluegge Drain
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bechler Drain
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newman Drain
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gorke Drain
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Extension
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hinton Drain
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schultz Drain
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartman Drain
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaubien Drain
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Pigeon River
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matthews Drain
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Lake
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron Drain
  21. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moore Drain
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McComb Drain
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rawson Drain
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawford Drain
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knight Drain
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muntz Drain
  27. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Drain
  28. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clift Drain
  29. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Drain
  30. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Drain
  31. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patterson Drain
  32. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Appin Drain
  33. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shier Drain
  34. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Shier Drain
  35. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reid Drain
  36. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Livingston Drain


 

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