Nottawa Creek Explained

Nottawa Creek
Source1 Location:Nottawa Lake in Calhoun County, Michigan
Mouth Location:St. Joseph River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Discharge1 Location:mouth
Discharge1 Avg:184.45cuft/s (estimate)[1]

Nottawa Creek (also known as Nottawa River, Nottawaseepe River, and Nottawaseppe River) is a 33.9adj=midNaNadj=mid[2] stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into the St. Joseph River at 42.0042°N -85.3944°W, approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon.

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:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watershed Report: Nottawa Creek. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2021-08-27. live. WATERS GeoViewer. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827220915/https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=12256252. 2021-08-27.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011