For other rivers of the same name, see
Fawn River.
River in the United States
The Fawn River is a 55.4-mile-long (89.2 km)[1] river in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana in the United States. It flows into the St. Joseph River in the city of Constantine, Michigan. The headwaters rise in a series of lakes and marshes in northern Steuben County, Indiana near Pokagon State Park, where it is known as "Crooked Creek" and "Little Fawn River". It flows west-northwest across the northeast corner of LaGrange County, Indiana and then over the state line across the southeast corner of Branch County, Michigan before entering St. Joseph County, Michigan. Passing to the south of Sturgis, Michigan, the river meanders across the state line a few more times before flowing north into Constantine. Except for Constantine, the river does not flow through any large communities, although it passes near Fremont, Indiana, Orland, Indiana, Sturgis, Howe, Indiana, and White Pigeon, Michigan.
Fawn River Township, Michigan is named after the river.
Drainage basin
The drainage basin for the Fawn River and tributaries includes all or portions of the following:
Tributaries
(from the mouth)
- (left) Fawn River Drain[3]
- (left) Klinger Lake[4]
- (left) Pickerel Lake[7]
- (right) Wenger Ditch[9]
- (left) Nye Drain[10]
- (right) outflow from Cedar Lake[11]
- (left) outflow from Lee Lake[14]
- Williams Lake[15]
- Baker Lake[16]
- Dark Lake (Nigar Lake/Lake Johnson)[17]
- (left) Himebaugh Drain[20]
- (left) outflow from Long Noble Lake[21]
- (left) outflow from Lime Lake[26]
Becomes the Crooked Creek[27]
- (right) outflow from Tamarack Lake[28]
- (right) outflow from Bell Lake[37]
- Jimmerson Lake[38]
- Lake James[39]
- Snow Lake[40]
- Follette Creek[41]
- Big Otter Lake[42]
- outflow from Walters Lake[43]
- Little Otter Lake[44]
- outflow from Green Lake[45]
- Marsh Lake[46]
- Seven Sisters Lakes[47]
- Lake Minfenokee[48]
- Lake George[49]
See also
References
