User:TimK MSI/Sandbox/Misteguay Creek infobox
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| name = Misteguay Creek
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| image = Misteguay Creek Albee Township Michigan.jpg
| image_size = 300
| image_caption = A channelized section of Misteguay Creek in Albee Township
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| map = Misteguay Creek MI map.png
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| map_caption = A map of Misteguay Creek and its watershed
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Michigan
| subdivision_type3 = Counties
| subdivision_name3 = Genesee, Shiawassee, Saginaw
| subdivision_type4 = Townships
| subdivision_name4 = Clayton, Venice, Hazelton, Maple Grove, Albee, Spaulding
| subdivision_type5 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name5 = New Lothrop
| source1_location = Clayton Township
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|42.9669737|-83.8982942|format=dms}}
| source1_elevation = {{Convert|809|ft|m|abbr=on}}The National Map elevation query for coordinates given in cited GNIS record, http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/. Retrieved on 2015-08-18.
| mouth_location = Flint River, Spaulding Township
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43.3083596|-84.0174739|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{Convert|584|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| progression = Flint—Shiawassee—Saginaw—Lake Huron—St. Clair—Lake St. Clair—Detroit—Lake Erie—Niagara—Lake Ontario—St. Lawrence—Atlantic Ocean
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| basin_size = {{Convert|174.4|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}
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| length = {{Convert|38.4|mi|km|abbr=on}}
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| custom_label = Hydrologic Unit Codes
| custom_data = 040802040505, 040802040509, 040802040512, 040802040506, 040802040507, 040802040508 (USGS)
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Misteguay Creek is a tributary of the Flint River, {{convert|38.4|mi|km}} long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data from [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], retrieved 2015-08-18. on the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The stream drains an area of {{convert|174.4|sqmi|km2}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data covering Misteguay Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 040802040505, 040802040509, 040802040512, 040802040506, 040802040507, and 040802040508. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], retrieved 2015-08-18 in predominantly agricultural areas of the Flint/Tri-Cities region. Via the Flint and Shiawassee rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Saginaw River, which flows to Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Via Lake Huron and the Great Lakes system, it is part of the larger watershed of the St. Lawrence River.
Misteguay Creek begins in Clayton Township in Genesee County, approximately {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} southeast of the village of Lennon and {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} west of the city of Swartz Creek. It flows initially northwestward into Shiawassee County, then generally northward, through Venice and Hazelton townships and the village of New Lothrop in Shiawassee County; and Maple Grove, Albee, and Spaulding townships in Saginaw County. It flows into the Flint River in Spaulding Township, approximately {{convert|6.3|mi|km}} east of the city of St. Charles. Several sections of the creek's course have been channelized.[http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed 2015-08-05.
Tributaries
This is a list of named streams in Misteguay Creek's watershed, as identified by the National Hydrography Dataset. By default, the list is ordered from the mouth of the creek to its source.
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| Pattee Creek{{GNIS | 00634461 | Pattee Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|10.7|mi|km}} |
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| Bortle Drain{{GNIS | 00621748 | Bortle Drain}} | Pattee Creek | {{convert|2.1|mi|km}} |
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| Mitchell Creek{{GNIS | 00632510 | Mitchell Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|7.7|mi|km}} |
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| Northwood Creek{{GNIS | 00633732 | Northwood Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|11.3|mi|km}} |
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| Porter Creek{{GNIS | 00619766 | Porter Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|14.6|mi|km}} |
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| Onion Creek{{GNIS | 00634069 | Onion Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|9.2|mi|km}} |
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| Rush Creek{{GNIS | 00636386 | Rush Creek}} | Misteguay Creek | {{convert|9.1|mi|km}} |
See also
References
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