Prairie River (Michigan)
The Prairie River is a small river that flows through Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The river rises at in northern Kinderhook Township in Branch County, and flows west-northwest into the St. Joseph River at just south of the city of Three Rivers, Michigan.
Drainage basin
The Prairie River drains all or portions of the following:- Branch County, Michigan
- * Bethel Township
- * Bronson Township
- * Gilead Township
- * Kinderhook Township
- * Noble Township
- * Ovid Township
- St. Joseph County
- * Burr Oak Township
- * Colon Township
- * Fawn River Township
- * Lockport Township
- * Nottawa Township
- * Sherman Township
- Steuben County, Indiana
- * Jamestown Township
- * Millgrove Township
Tributaries
- Spring Creek
- * Nottawa Ditch
- * Colon Ditch
- ** Washburn Lake
- * Beaver Drain
- ** Beaver Lake
- Lake Templene is formed by an impoundment on the river
- outflow from Bryant Lake
- outflow from Perrin Lake
- Prairie River Lake, a natural lake on the river
- outflow from Fish Lake
- * outflow from Hawkins Lake
- ** outflow from Eight Foot Lake
- *** outflow from Grey Lake
- **** outflow from Omena Lake
- Stewart Lake Drain
- * Stewart Lake
- outflow from Lake Pleasant
- * outflow from Lake Michiana
- outflow from Dragon Lake,