Length 25 km Mouth Grand River | Source Waterloo Township Country United States of America | |
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Main source Waterloo Township, Jackson County, Michigan River mouth Grand River in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan
909 feet (277 m) | ||
The Portage River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km) river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southwesterly through northeast Jackson County.
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Map of Portage River, Waterloo Township, MI, USA
The Portage River rises at approximately 42°22′26″N 84°10′48″W in the Portage Lake Swamp in the Waterloo State Recreation Area. The river flows mostly southwest into the Grand River at 42°18′54″N 84°23′42″W in Blackman Charter Township just north of the city of Jackson. The Portage River forms the boundary between the townships of Henrietta and Leoni.
Drainage basin
The Portage River drains all or portions of the following administrative divisions:
Named tributaries
From the mouth:
References
Portage River (Jackson County, Michigan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA