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Looking Glass River - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 42°52′17″N 84°54′08″W / 42.871252°N 84.90221°W

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Looking Glass River
The river in A Looking Glass Sanctuary, a nature preserve in Clinton County

Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Conway Township, Livingston County, Michigan, US
• coordinates	42°45′16″N 84°07′40″W / 42.754581°N 84.12773°W / 42.754581; -84.12773

Mouth
• location	Portland, Michigan, US
• coordinates	42°52′17″N 84°54′08″W / 42.871252°N 84.90221°W / 42.871252; -84.90221
Length	71 mi (114 km)

Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	240.2 cu ft/s (6.80 m³/s) (estimate)^[1]

Basin features
Progression	Grand River → Lake Michigan

The Looking Glass River in the U.S. state of Michigan is a river flowing through the central region of the Lower Peninsula. It is about 71 miles (114 km) long,^[2] has no dams, and borders many wetlands and woodlots.^[3]

Name

Nineteenth-century sources have transcribed the alternate name of Wabenasebee for the river.^[4] That name may refer to the large Chippewa settlement of Wabwahnahseepee that had existed, just north of modern De Witt, when European settlers first arrived.^[5]

Course

It rises in Conway Township in northeast Livingston County and flows north into Shiawassee County, passing between Morrice and Bancroft as it turns westward and passes just south of Laingsburg on the western edge of Shiawassee. It then runs through the southern portion of Clinton County, including DeWitt. It flows into the Grand River in Portland in southeast Ionia County.

The stream starts as a slow soft-bottom waterway. On the 25 miles (40 km) between the Livingston County line and Laingsburg the river averages 10 to 18 feet (3.0 to 5.5 m) wide. There is more activity in the lower stretch below DeWitt, where there is good fishing and canoeing.^[6]

Settlement history

The earliest known settlers of the Looking Glass Watershed were the Sauk people who were eventually replaced by people of the Chippewa and Ottawa tribes. The area was highly regarded for its abundance of game and fish. White settlers came to the area following trails up the Flint and Shiawassee rivers inland from Detroit and Port Huron.^[7]

Conservation

In Clinton County, the river flows through the A Looking Glass Sanctuary, a 13-acre (5.3 ha) nature preserve owned by the Michigan Nature Association.^[8]

References

^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Looking Glass River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
^ Friends of The Looking Glass River Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Blois, John T. (1979) [1838]. 1838 Gazeteer of the State of Michigan (reprint). Knightstown, Indiana: reprint by The Bookmark. p. 314.
^ Franklin, Ellis (1880). History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties. Philadelphia, PA: DW Ensign and Co. p. 13.
^ "Looking Glass Watershed Map" (PDF). Friends of the Looking Glass River. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-07.
^ "Looking Glass River Watershed Handbook, Appendix B" (PDF). lookingglassriverfriends.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-03.
^ A Looking Glass Sanctuary Michigan Nature Association

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