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:
Tributaries
(from the mouth)
- (right) Spring Creek
- Nottawa Ditch
- Colon Ditch
- Washburn Lake
- Beaver Drain
- Beaver Lake
- Lake Templene is formed by an impoundment on the river
- (right) outflow from Bryant Lake
- (left) outflow from Perrin Lake
- Prairie River Lake, a natural lake on the river
- (left) outflow from Fish Lake
- outflow from Hawkins Lake
- outflow from Eight Foot Lake
- outflow from Grey Lake
- outflow from Omena Lake
- (left) Stewart Lake Drain
- Stewart Lake
- (left) outflow from Lake Pleasant
- outflow from Lake Michiana (Hog Lake)
- (left) outflow from Dragon Lake,
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