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Little Cedar River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Meyer Township, Menominee County
River mouth Menominee River
630 ft (190 m)

Little Cedar River is a 56.7-mile-long (91.2 km) river in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Little Cedar rises in Meyer Township at 45°45′00″N 87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (source)), approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hermansville. It flows primarily south through Hermansville, then along the western side of Nadeau Township, passing briefly into Faithorn Township, and continuing through the village of Daggett, Daggett Township, the city of Stephenson, Stephenson Township, and into Mellen Township, where it empties into the Menominee River at 45°45′00″N 87°39′17″W / 45.75000°N 87.65472°W / 45.75000; -87.65472 (Little Cedar River (mouth)). Much of its course runs approximately parallel to US 41.

Tributaries

From the mouth:

  • (left) Little Kelley Creek
  • (right) Hugos Brook
  • (right) Hays Creek
    • (right) Boyle Creek
      • (right) DeGroote Lake
  • (left) Ross Creek
  • (left) Snow Creek
  • (right) Poterfield Creek
    • (right) Holmes Creek
    • Kloman Lake (on Poterfield Creek)
  • (right) Schetter Creek
  • (right) Laurin Creek
  • (left) Bog Brook
  • (left) Nadeau Creek
  • (left) Camp Two Creek
  • Hermansville Lake
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