Galien River
| Galien River | |
|---|---|
Galien River looking downstream from Warren Woods State Park trail bridge in August 2023. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Region | Berrien County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dayton Lake |
| • location | East of Galien, Michigan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States |
| • coordinates | 41°47′47″N 086°26′33″W / 41.79639°N 86.44250°W |
| • elevation | 720 ft (220 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• location | New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan |
• coordinates | 41°48′04″N 086°44′57″W / 41.80111°N 86.74917°W |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 213.53 cu ft/s (6.046 m3/s) (estimate) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dowling Creek, South Branch Galien River |
| • right | Blue Jay Creek, East Branch Galien River, Kirktown Creek |
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The Galien River/ɡɑːˈliːn/ is a 30.0-mile-long (48.3 km) stream in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river begins at the outlet of Dayton Lake and flows in a predominantly westerly direction until it enters southeastern Lake Michigan at New Buffalo. The South Branch Galien River rises just north of the border with Indiana, at the confluence of Spring Creek and the Galena River, the latter rising in LaPorte County, Indiana.