Goose Creek is a small stream in Hillsdale

Hillsdale County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 46,527 people, 17,335 households, and 12,550 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile . There were 20,189 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

, Jackson

Jackson County, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...

 and Lenawee

Lenawee County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...

 counties in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. It is a tributary of the River Raisin

River Raisin

The River Raisin is a river in southeastern Michigan, United States that flows through glacial sediments into Lake Erie. The area today is an agricultural and industrial center of Michigan. The river flows for almost , draining an area of in the Michigan counties of Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw,...

. The headwaters form in Somerset Township

Somerset Township, Michigan

Somerset Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,277 at the 2000 census. The Grand River, Michigan's longest river, begins at natural springs within the township.-Communities:...

 in northeast Hillsdale County flowing northeast to join the River Raisin just north of the village of Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Michigan

Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,176. It is located just off U.S. Highway 12 Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville) is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village...

. The total length of the creek is approximately 12 miles (19.3 km). The Goose Greek subbasin covers an area of 40 mi2 with 44% used for agriculture and 38% forest, wetlands, and grasslands. Only about 12% of the watershed is made up of urban development. Of all the subbasins within the River Raisin watershed, Goose Creek has maintained the largest share of wetlands and maintains the lowest levels of pollutants.

Course

Goose Creek is formed in a marshy area of Somerset Township just south of the unincorporated community of Somerset Center within a short distance of the headwaters of the Grand River

Grand River (Michigan)

The Grand River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs through the cities of Jackson, Eaton Rapids, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Grand Haven.-Description:...

. From Somerset Center Goose Creek flows in an easterly direction through Lake Somerset, Goose Lake and Little Goose Lake. The village of Cement City

Cement City, Michigan

Cement City is a village in Jackson and Lenawee counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.Cement City is the home of Norman A...

 is located along the stream just north of Little Goose Lake. Beyond Cement City, the creek turns north running into Lake Columbia

Lake Columbia

Lake Columbia is a small man-made lake in Columbia Township in southern Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally formed as a mill pond in 1836, it was expanded to in 1961. At its greatest extent, the lake is 2 and 1/4 miles long and 1 and 3/4 miles wide. It has approximately of...

. North of the lake, Goose Creek turns east again, traveling 4 mi (6.4 km) before merging with the River Raisin north of Brooklyn.

Lakes

Goose Creek drains nine natural and man-made lakes:

• Blood Lake: (420217N, 0842502W)
• Clark Lake: (420714N, 0841935W)
• Goose Lake: (420326N, 0842014W)
• Lake Columbia: (420534N, 0841804W)
• Lake Somerset: (420322N, 0842246W)
• Little Goose Lake: (420338N, 0841940W)
• Lombard Lake: (420147N, 0842358W)
• Moon Lake: (420223N, 0842442W)
• Silver Lake: (420238N, 0841826W)