Nottawa Creek

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River mouth St. Joseph River Mouth St. Joseph River		Source Calhoun County, Michigan Country United States of America
Main source Nottawa Lake in Calhoun County, Michigan

Nottawa Creek (also known as Nottawa River, Nottawaseepe River, and Nottawaseppe River) is a 33.9-mile-long (54.6 km) stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into the St. Joseph River at 42°00′15″N 85°23′40″W, approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon.

Map of Nottawa Creek, Leonidas Township, MI, USA

The Nottawa is formed by the outflow of Nottawa Lake in south central Calhoun County. The lake is fed by Nottawa Drain, which along with Goose Pond Drain drains an area to the east of the lake. The Nottawa Creek flows northwest from the lake then arcs to the southwest and flows through the village of Athens before joining the St. Joseph River.

The Nottawa Creek system drains all or portions of the following townships:

In Calhoun County

Athens Township

Burlington Township

Clarendon Township

Eckford Township

Fredonia Township

Leroy Township (via Pine Creek)

Newton Township

Tekonsha Township

In Branch County

Sherwood Township

In Kalamazoo County

Climax Township (via Bear Creek)

Wakeshma Township (via Bear Creek)

In St. Joseph County

Leonidas Township

Tributaries

(left) Bear Creek

(left) Pine Creek

(right) Histand Drain

(left) Waterman Drain

(left) Miller and Melody Drain

(right) Houghton Drain

Cotton Lake

(right) Rowe and Wallace Drain

(right) French Drain

(right) Alder Creek

(left) Mud Creek

(right) Yost Francisco Drain

Hyde Lake

(right) Gleason Drain

(left) unnamed drain

Fish Lake

Lyon Lake

Long Lake

Pine Lake

Nottawa Lake

Klingaman Lake

Nottawa Drain

(left) Goose Pond Drain

References

Nottawa Creek Wikipedia

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Contents

Map of Nottawa Creek, Leonidas Township, MI, USA

Tributaries

References