Clam River (Michigan)

{{Dablink|This article is about the Muskegon River tributary. For the community in Antrim County, see Clam River, Michigan.}}

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{{Infobox river

| name = Clam River

| image = Clam River (Cadillac, MI).jpg

| image_size = 275

| image_caption = Clam River near its source in Cadillac

| source1_location = Lake Cadillac in Cadillac

| mouth_location = Muskegon River near Temple

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| length ={{convert|51|mi|km|abbr=on}}

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|source1_coordinates={{coord|44|15|04|N|85|24|37|W}}|mouth_coordinates={{coord|44|05|22|N|85|00|12|W|type:river_region:US-MI_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}|pushpin_map=Michigan|pushpin_map_caption=Location of the Clam River's mouth|progression=Lake Mitchell → Lake Cadillac → Clam River → Muskegon River → Lake Michigan|state=Michigan|region=Northern Michigan}}

The Clam River is a {{convert|51.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630110913/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2016-06-30 }}, accessed November 21, 2011 tributary of the Muskegon River in Wexford, Missaukee, and Clare counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The source of the river is located in downtown Cadillac, at the eponymous Lake Cadillac, adjacent to Cadillac High School. The river flows east and southeast and ends at the Muskegon River a few miles north of Temple.

References

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  • [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/current/?type=flow Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS]

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Category:Rivers of Michigan

Category:Rivers of Wexford County, Michigan

Category:Rivers of Missaukee County, Michigan

Category:Rivers of Clare County, Michigan

Category:Tributaries of Lake Michigan

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