Shiawassee River
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The Shiawassee River is a central Michigan waterway that flows through several counties and communities before helping form the Saginaw River, contributing significantly to the region’s watershed and ecology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiawassee River canonical | 11 |
| Shiawassee River watershed | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Tittabawassee River ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | multiple rural and urban communities in central Michigan ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Saginaw River
ⓘ
surface form:
Saginaw River basin
|
| emptiesInto | Saginaw River ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | northward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Saginaw Bay via Saginaw River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Byron, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chesaning, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Corunna, Michigan ⓘ Durand, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesee County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Holly, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Linden, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Livingston County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Owosso, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saginaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiawassee County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Charles, Michigan ONDG ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports regional wetlands and riparian habitats ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalSignificance |
important for regional water quality
ⓘ
provides habitat for waterfowl ⓘ supports diverse fish species ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | agricultural lands in central Michigan ⓘ |
| hasWatershedFunction | collects runoff from central Michigan counties ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | local conservation and watershed organizations ⓘ |
| length | approximately 120 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
ⓘ
Central Michigan ⓘ
surface form:
central Michigan
|
| mouthLocation | Saginaw, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Saginaw River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saginaw Bay watershed
ⓘ
Saginaw River ⓘ
surface form:
Saginaw River watershed
|
| region |
Mid-Michigan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid Michigan
|
| riverSystem | Great Lakes Basin ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Holly, Michigan ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Saginaw River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canoeing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shiawassee River watershed