Maple River (Grand River tributary)

Maple River
Maple River
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot, Shiawassee
Municipalities	Ovid, Elsie, Maple Rapids, Muir
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County
• coordinates	42°56′42″N 84°6′53″W / 42.94500°N 84.11472°W
Mouth	Grand River
• location	Muir
• coordinates	42°59′45″N 84°57′18″W / 42.99583°N 84.95500°W
Length	74 mi (119 km)
Basin size	944 sq mi (2,440 km2)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	753.4 cu ft/s (21.33 m3/s) (estimate)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little Maple River
• right	Pine Creek

The Maple River is a 74.1-mile-long (119.3 km) tributary of the Grand River in the central part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County south of the city of Owosso. It flows west through Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties, flowing into the Grand River at Muir. Other cities it flows through along the way include Ovid, Elsie and Maple Rapids.

There are 5 major dams along the river and its tributaries: Lake Victoria, Lake Ovid, Elsie, Rainbow and Hubbardston. Portions of the river within Clinton, Gratiot, and Ionia counties are organized as the Maple River State Game Area. The Maple River and Grand River cross and generally run adjacent to the CIS Trail, a multi-use 41-mile gravel pathway on a former railroad bed.