Dowagiac River
| Dowagiac River | |
|---|---|
The Dowagiac River in Pokagon Township | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Cities | Dowagiac, Niles |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Dowagiac Drain and Lake of the Woods Drain |
| • location | Berrien County, Michigan |
| • coordinates | 42°04′39″N 086°01′23″W / 42.07750°N 86.02306°W |
| • elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Mouth | St. Joseph River |
• coordinates | 41°50′43″N 086°15′58″W / 41.84528°N 86.26611°W |
• elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dowagiac Creek, Peavine Creek (Dowagiac River), Pokagon Creek, McKinzie Creek |
| • right | Osborn Creek, Silver Creek |
The Dowagiac River is a southwesterly flowing 30.9-mile-long (49.7 km) stream in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a tributary to the St. Joseph River which flows, in turn, into eastern Lake Michigan.