Little Thornapple River (Eaton County) Explained

Little Thornapple River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Mouth Elevation:840feet
Discharge1 Location:mouth
Discharge1 Avg:29.14cuft/s (estimate)[1]

Little Thornapple River is a 9.1adj=midNaNadj=mid[2] river in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Little Thornapple rises in central Carmel Township at 42.5564°N -84.9075°W, approximately 4.5miles from downtown Charlotte.

There are few named tributaries. Just north of the Wend Valley Airport, the Little Thornapple is joined by the Densmore Perkins Fish Creek Drain and the Baker Drain.

The stream flows primarily to the north and empties into the Thornapple River in Chester Township at 42.6575°N -84.8742°W.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watershed Report: [Little Thornapple River]]. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2021-07-01. live. watersgeo.epa.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701233951/https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=12143808. 2021-07-01.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011