Pigeon River (Lake Huron)
Encyclopedia
The Pigeon River, also known as the East Branch Pigeon River, is a 37.9 miles (61 km) stream in Huron County
in the Thumb
of the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
The stream rises from the confluence of Appin and Livingston drains at 43°41′51"N 83°02′21"W, in southern Sheridan Township. It flows north and west to empty into the Saginaw Bay
of Lake Huron
in Caseville
at 43°56′45"N 83°16′49"W.
Huron County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-53* M-142-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,079 people, 14,597 households, and 10,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 20,430 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
in the Thumb
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
of 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"....
.
The stream rises from the confluence of Appin and Livingston drains at 43°41′51"N 83°02′21"W, in southern Sheridan Township. It flows north and west to empty into the Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
of Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
in Caseville
Caseville, Michigan
Caseville is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 888 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by Caseville Township. It is home to the 10-day festival, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett's song "Cheeseburger in Paradise"...
at 43°56′45"N 83°16′49"W.
Tributaries
From the mouth:- (left) Rush Lake Drain
- Rush Lake
- (left) Fisher Drain
- (right) Thompson Drain
- (left) Van Drain
- (left) Fluegge Drain
- (left) Bechler Drain
- (right) Newman Drain
- (left) Gorke Drain
- (right) West Branch Extension
- (right) Hinton Drain
- (left) Schultz Drain
- (right) Hartman Drain
- (left) Beaubien Drain
- (right) Little Pigeon River, also known as West Branch Pigeon River
- (right) Matthews Drain
- Mud Lake
- (left) Huron Drain
- (left) Moore Drain
- (left) McComb Drain
- (right) Rawson Drain
- (left) Crawford Drain (in Tuscola County)
- (right) Knight Drain (in Tuscola County)
- (right) Muntz Drain (in Tuscola County)
- (right) Matthews Drain
- (left) Blair Drain
- (left) Clift Drain
- (right) Jordan Drain
- (right) Moore Drain
- (left) Elk Drain
- (left) Patterson Drain
- (left) Appin Drain
- (right) Shier Drain
- (left) North Branch Shier Drain
- (right) Reid Drain
- (right) Shier Drain
- (right) Livingston Drain