Platte River (Michigan)
| Platte River | |
|---|---|
Kayakers in the Platte River near its mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Settlements | Lake Ann, Platte River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Long Lake near Interlochen |
| • coordinates | 44°41′17.7″N 85°45′15.6″W / 44.688250°N 85.754333°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Platte Bay Lake Michigan in Lake Township |
• coordinates | 44°43′54″N 86°9′10.3″W / 44.73167°N 86.152861°W |
| Length | 29.5 mi (47.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Long Lake → Platte River → Lake Michigan → Lake Huron |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brundage Creek |
| • right | North Branch Platte River |
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The Platte River (/plæt/) is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km) river in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Beginning at Long Lake in Grand Traverse County, the Platte River flows west across Benzie County before ending at Platte Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The river drains an area of about 193 square miles (500 km2).