Nottawa Creek is a 33.9 miles (54.6 km) stream in the U.S. state of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 that flows into the St. Joseph River

St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)

The St. Joseph River is a river, approximately long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan...

 at 42°00′15"N 85°23′40"W, approximately three miles east of the village of Mendon

Mendon, Michigan

Mendon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 917 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Mendon Township.-Geography:...

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The Nottawa is formed by the outflow of Nottawa Lake in south central Calhoun County

Calhoun County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...

. The lake is fed by Nottawa Drain, which along with Goose Pond Drain drains an area to the east of the lake. The Nottawa Creek flows northwest from the lake then arcs to the southwest and flows through the village of Athens

Athens, Michigan

Athens is a village in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. The village is located in southern Athens Township, and is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled in 1831.-Geography:According to the United...

 before joining the St. Joseph River.

The Nottawa Creek system drains all or portions of the following townships:

• In Calhoun County
  Calhoun County, Michigan
  -Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...
  
  
  • Athens Township
    Athens Township, Michigan
    Athens Township is a civil township of southwest Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan, about 15 miles south of Battle Creek. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,571.-History:Euro-American settlers...
    
    
  • Burlington Township
    Burlington Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
    Burlington Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Clarendon Township
    Clarendon Township, Michigan
    Clarendon Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,114 at the 2000 census. The township is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Communities :...
    
    
  • Eckford Township
    Eckford Township, Michigan
    Eckford Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Fredonia Township
    Fredonia Township, Michigan
    Fredonia Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Leroy Township
    Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
    Leroy Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (via Pine Creek)
  • Newton Township
    Newton Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
    Newton Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,493 at the 2000 census. The township was named after Newton, Massachusetts.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Tekonsha Township
    Tekonsha Township, Michigan
    Tekonsha Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    

• In Branch County
  Branch County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 45,787 people, 16,349 households, and 11,575 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 19,822 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...
  
  
  • Sherwood Township
    Sherwood Township, Michigan
    Sherwood Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,284 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sherwood is located within the township. There are no other incorporated municipalities and no named settlements or unincorporated communities within the...
    
    

• In Kalamazoo County
  Kalamazoo County, Michigan
  -Air Service:*The Kalamazoo & Battle Creek Metro Area is served by Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.-Interstates:* I-94* I-94 Business Loop-US highways:* US-131*  BUS US 131-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-43* M-89* M-96...
  
  
  • Climax Township
    Climax Township, Michigan
    Climax Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,412 at the 2000 census.The Village of Climax is located within the township along the northern boundary with Charleston Township.-Geography:...
    
     (via Bear Creek)
  • Wakeshma Township
    Wakeshma Township, Michigan
    Wakeshma Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,414 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
    
     (via Bear Creek)

• In St. Joseph County
  St. Joseph County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,422 people, 23,381 households, and 16,600 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 26,503 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
  
  
  • Leonidas Township
    Leonidas Township, Michigan
    Leonidas Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
    
    

Tributaries

• (left) Bear Creek
• (left) Pine Creek
  • (right) Histand Drain
  • (left) Waterman Drain
    • (left) Miller and Melody Drain
  • (right) Houghton Drain
  • Cotton Lake
• (right) Rowe and Wallace Drain
• (right) French Drain
• (right) Alder Creek
• (left) Mud Creek
  • (right) Yost Francisco Drain
    • Hyde Lake
• (right) Gleason Drain
• (left) unnamed drain
  • Fish Lake
  • Lyon Lake
  • Long Lake
  • Pine Lake
• Nottawa Lake
  • Klingaman Lake
  • Nottawa Drain
    • (left) Goose Pond Drain