Hersey River facts for kids
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The Hersey River in Reed City
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| Country | United States |
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| Main source | Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan |
| River mouth | Muskegon River at Hersey 995 feet (303 m) |
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| Tributaries |
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The Hersey River is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) stream in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Lincoln Township in northwest Osceola County at the junction of Hersey Creek and the East Branch Hersey Creek at 43°50′55″N 85°25′59″W / 43.84861°N 85.43306°W. For approximately the first two miles, the river flows southward just east of U.S. Route 131. US 131 crosses the river near the northern boundary of Richmond Township. The river continues southward into Lake No Sho Mo, formed by a dam just south of Nartron Field airport. The river continues southward under U.S. Route 10 into Reed City and turns to the east, continuing southeastward into the village of Hersey, where it empties into the Muskegon River at Blodgett's Landing Campground.
Named tributaries
From the mouth:
- (left) Johnson Creek
- (right) Hewitt Creek
- (left) Knuth Creek
- (left) Jewitt Creek
- (right) Lawrence Creek
- (right) Lincoln Creek
- Lincoln Lake
- Todd Lake
- Indian Creek
- Johnson Creek
- Beaver Dam Lake
- Todd Lake
- Lincoln Lake
- (right) East Branch Hersey Creek
- (right) Olson Creek
- Sherwood Lake
- Sprague Lake
- (right) Twin Creek
- Twin Lake
- Sherwood Lake
- (right) Olson Creek
- (left) Hersey Creek
- (left) Burt Creek
- (left) Kissinger Creek
Drainage basin
The drainage basin includes all or portions of the following townships and municipalities:
- Osceola County
- Cedar Township
- Hersey
- Hersey Township
- Le Roy Township
- Lincoln Township
- Reed City
- Richmond Township
- Rose Lake Township
- Lake County
- Chase Township
- Ellsworth Township
- Pinora Township
