The Little Maple River is a 16.5 miles (26.6 km) tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Maple River

Maple River (Grand River)

The Maple River is a tributary of the Grand River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County south of the city of Owosso. It flows west through Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties, flowing into the Grand River at Muir...

 in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 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 rises in Victor Township

Victor Township, Michigan

Victor Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,275 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, Clinton County

Clinton County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,753 people, 23,653 households, and 17,976 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 24,630 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

 at the outlet of Cedar Lake. It flows through Sleepy Hollow State Park

Sleepy Hollow State Park

Sleepy Hollow State Park is a state park located off US-27 in Ovid Township and Victor Township, near St. Johns and Laingsburg, Michigan. Located at 7835 East Price Road, the park contains many miles of hiking, biking, and horse trails as well as a medium-sized man-made lake known as Lake Ovid...

 which surrounds Lake Ovid

Lake Ovid

Lake Ovid is a reservoir located within Sleepy Hollow State Park, Michigan, which was created in 1974 when a dam was built to block the Little Maple River. Lake Ovid is a shallow lake with an average depth of ten feet...

. Lake Ovid was created by damming the Little Maple River. The Little Maple River joins the Maple River in Ovid Township

Ovid Township, Michigan

Ovid Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:* Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan* Ovid Township, Clinton County, MichiganThere is also the village of Ovid, Michigan in Clinton County....

, Clinton County.