| Bad River | |
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 The Bad River inSt. Charles | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Gratiot,Saginaw |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Newark Township |
| • coordinates | 43°14′29″N84°38′23″W / 43.24142°N 84.63972°W /43.24142; -84.63972[1] |
| Mouth | Shiawassee River |
• location | Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge |
• coordinates | 43°19′25″N84°05′22″W / 43.32363°N 84.08942°W /43.32363; -84.08942 |
| Length | 44.3 mi (71.3 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 263.77 cu ft/s (7.469 m3/s) (estimate)[2] |
TheBad River is a 44.3-mile-long (71.3 km)[3] river inMichigan. It rises inNewark Township near the city ofIthaca inGratiot County and flows in a north-easterly direction intoSaginaw County, and through the village ofSt. Charles, before emptying into theShiawassee River within the bounds of theShiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.[4]
The river and its tributaries have a total combined length of 175 miles (282 km); most of itchannelized.[4] Land use within the surrounding watershed is 86.5 percent agricultural; as a result, the river system has been adversely impacted bysedimentation.[5]
The name "Bad River" comes from the Chippewa Indians who called the river "maw-tchi-sebe" or quite literally, "bad river," because of how difficult it was for them to navigate it.[6]
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