Rapid River (Kalkaska County, Michigan)

Rapid River
View of the river from NW Aarwood Road
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
CountryUSA
StateMichigan
RegionNorthern Michigan
CountyKalkaska County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCold Springs Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan
 • coordinates44°50′19″N 85°4′29″W / 44.83861°N 85.07472°W / 44.83861; -85.07472
MouthTorch River
 • location
Torch River, Kalkaska County, Michigan
 • coordinates
44°50′44″N 85°19′21″W / 44.84556°N 85.32250°W / 44.84556; -85.32250

Rapid River is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km) river in Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river empties into the Torch River at the community of Torch River just south of Torch Lake.