Little_Fawn_River
Fawn River (Michigan)
River in the United States
The Fawn River is a 55.4-mile-long (89.2 km)[1] river in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana in the United States. It flows into the St. Joseph River in the city of Constantine, Michigan. The headwaters rise in a series of lakes and marshes in northern Steuben County, Indiana near Pokagon State Park, where it is known as "Crooked Creek" and "Little Fawn River". It flows west-northwest across the northeast corner of LaGrange County, Indiana and then over the state line across the southeast corner of Branch County, Michigan before entering St. Joseph County, Michigan. Passing to the south of Sturgis, Michigan, the river meanders across the state line a few more times before flowing north into Constantine. Except for Constantine, the river does not flow through any large communities, although it passes near Fremont, Indiana, Orland, Indiana, Sturgis, Howe, Indiana, and White Pigeon, Michigan.
| Fawn River | |
|---|---|
The Fawn River in Florence Township, Michigan | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Steuben County north of Orland, Indiana |
| • coordinates | 41°44′19″N 85°10′01″W |
| • elevation | 939 ft (286 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the St. Joseph River at Constantine, Michigan |
• coordinates | 41°50′45″N 85°40′02″W |
• elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Length | 55 mi (89 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fawn River → St. Joseph River → Lake Michigan → Great Lakes → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| GNIS ID | 452598 |
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Fawn River Township, Michigan is named after the river.
The drainage basin for the Fawn River and tributaries includes all or portions of the following:
- Steuben County, Indiana
- LaGrange County, Indiana
- Branch County, Michigan
- California Township
- Gilead Township (portion of southwest corner drains into Anderson Lake[2]
- Kinderhook Township
- Noble Township
- St. Joseph County, Michigan
(from the mouth)
- (left) Fawn River Drain[3]
- (left) Klinger Lake[4]
- (left) Pickerel Lake[7]
- Aldrich Lake[8]
- (right) Wenger Ditch[9]
- (left) Nye Drain[10]
- (right) outflow from Cedar Lake[11]
- (left) outflow from Lee Lake[14]
- (left) Himebaugh Drain[20]
- (left) outflow from Long Noble Lake[21]
- (left) outflow from Lime Lake[26]
- Anderson Lake[2]
Becomes the Crooked Creek[27]
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011