Walker Creek (Michigan)
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Walker Creek, also known as the Walker River, is a 12 miles (19.3 km) stream in Isabella County, Michigan
, in the United States
. It is a trout
stream; the main trout species is the brook trout
. The river also supports a small population of sucker
s. The stream is fairly small and of variable depth. Its shore is difficult to access because of the thick vegetation growing along the river. The stream rises in northwest Isabella County and flows southeast into the Lake of the Hills and the Coldwater River
.
Isabella County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 63,351 people, 22,425 households, and 13,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 24,528 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
, in the United States
United States
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. It is a trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
stream; the main trout species is the brook trout
Brook trout
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters...
. The river also supports a small population of sucker
Catostomidae
Catostomidae is the sucker family of the order Cypriniformes. There are 80 species in this family of freshwater fishes. Catostomidae are found in North America, east central China, and eastern Siberia...
s. The stream is fairly small and of variable depth. Its shore is difficult to access because of the thick vegetation growing along the river. The stream rises in northwest Isabella County and flows southeast into the Lake of the Hills and the Coldwater River
Coldwater River (Isabella County)
Coldwater River is a stream in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Isabella County, the river rises as the outflow of Littlefield Lake in western Gilmore Township...
.