Back جراند ريفر (نهر فى امريكا) ARZ Вялікая (рака, басейн возера Мічыган) Byelorussian Grand River (Michigan) Danish Grand River (Michigan) German Grand River (Michigan) English Rivière Grande (Michigan) French Grand River (rivier yn Michigan) Frisian Grand River i Michigan NN Grand River (Michigan) NB Grand River (Michigan) Polish
| Grand River | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Grand_river.png) A map of the Grand River
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| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Somerset Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan |
| • coordinates | 42°05′12″N 84°25′21″W / 42.08670°N 84.42245°W |
| Mouth | |
• location
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Grand Haven, Michigan |
• coordinates
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43°03′30″N 86°15′03″W / 43.05835°N 86.25088°W |
| Length | 252 mi (406 km) |
| Basin size | 5,572sq.mi. |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 5,048.87 cu ft/s (142.968 m3/s) (estimate) |
The Grand River is a river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the longest river in Michigan.[1] Its largest city is Grand Rapids.
The river flows in a northwest direction from Hillsdale County into Lake Michigan near the city of Grand Haven. The river flows through a number of cities, including Jackson, Lansing and Ionia.
The original name for the river was "owashtanong", meaning "far-flowing water" in Ottawa.[2][3]
- ↑ "National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data". The National Map. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ Richmond, Rebecca L. (1906). "The Fur Traders of the Grand River Valley". Publications of the Historical Society of Grand Rapids. 1. Grand Rapids, MI: Historical Society of Grand Rapids: 36. OCLC 13895154.
- ↑ Siegel, Jane (1993). 'A Snug Little Place': Memories of Ada Michigan, 1821–1930. Ada, MI: Ada Historical Society. p. 18. OCLC 29485380.