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Pigeon River (Huron County, Michigan)

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The Pigeon River, also known as the East Branch Pigeon River, is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km)[2] stream in Huron County in the Thumb of the U.S. state of Michigan.

CountryUnited States
location
Saginaw Bay, Huron County, Michigan
coordinates
43°56′45″N 83°16′48″W
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Pigeon River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSheridan Township, Huron County, Michigan
Mouth 
 • location
Saginaw Bay, Huron County, Michigan
 • coordinates
43°56′45″N 83°16′48″W
 • elevation
581 ft (177 m)[1]
Length38 mi (61 km)
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The stream rises from the confluence of Appin and Livingston drains[1] in southern Sheridan Township. It flows north and west to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron in Caseville[1]

Tributaries

From the mouth:

  • (left) Rush Lake Drain[3]
  • (left) Fisher Drain[5]
    • (right) Thompson Drain[6]
  • (left) Van Drain[7]
    • (left) Fluegge Drain[8]
    • (left) Bechler Drain[9]
  • (right) Newman Drain[10]
  • (left) Gorke Drain[11]
  • (right) West Branch Extension[12]
    • (right) Hinton Drain[13]
  • (left) Schultz Drain[14]
  • (right) Hartman Drain[15]
  • (left) Beaubien Drain[16]
  • (right) Little Pigeon River, also known as West Branch Pigeon River[17]
    • (right) Matthews Drain[18]
    • (left) Huron Drain[20]
      • (left) Moore Drain[21]
      • (left) McComb Drain[22]
      • (right) Rawson Drain[23]
      • (left) Crawford Drain[24] (in Tuscola County)
      • (right) Knight Drain[25] (in Tuscola County)
      • (right) Muntz Drain[26] (in Tuscola County)
  • (left) Blair Drain[27]
    • (left) Clift Drain[28]
  • (right) Jordan Drain[29]
  • (right) Moore Drain[21]
  • (left) Elk Drain[30]
  • (left) Patterson Drain[31]
  • (left) Appin Drain[32]
    • (right) Shier Drain[33]
      • (left) North Branch Shier Drain[34]
    • (right) Reid Drain[35]
  • (right) Livingston Drain[36]

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