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Little Maple River

Coordinates: 43°01′04″N 84°25′44″W / 43.01778°N 84.42889°W / 43.01778; -84.42889
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Little Maple River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyClinton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVictor Township, Clinton County, Michigan, United States
 • coordinates42°54′17″N 84°26′38″W / 42.90472°N 84.44389°W / 42.90472; -84.44389
MouthMaple River
 • location
Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan, United States
 • coordinates
43°01′04″N 84°25′44″W / 43.01778°N 84.42889°W / 43.01778; -84.42889
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average22.59 cu ft/s (0.640 m3/s) (estimate)[1]

The Little Maple River is a 16.5-mile-long (26.6 km)[2] tributary of the Maple River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Victor Township, Clinton County at the outlet of Cedar Lake. It flows through Sleepy Hollow State Park which surrounds Lake Ovid. Lake Ovid was created by damming the Little Maple River. The Little Maple River joins the Maple River in Ovid Township, Clinton County.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Little Maple River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
  3. ^ "Little Maple River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  4. ^ Sleepy Hollow State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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