Cedar River is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km)[2] stream in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, a tributary of Lake Michigan.

The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at 44°57′29″N 85°02′30″W[1] and flows mostly to the west into the Intermediate River in Bellaire at 44°58′48″N 85°12′16″W.[1]

The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at 45°00′18″N 85°06′04″W.[3]

Tributaries

From the mouth:

• Blair Lake[4]
• (left) North Branch Cedar River[3]
• (left) Woolcott Creek[5]
• (right) Scotts Spring[6]

Drainage basin

The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County:

• City of Bellaire
• Chestonia Township
• Custer Township
• Kearney Township
• Mancelona Township

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