Cass River (Michigan)

The Cass River is a 61.5-mile-long (99.0 km) river in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It drains large portions of Sanilac and Tuscola counties and smaller portions of Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, and Saginaw counties.
It flows into the Shiawassee River in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge at 43°22′42″N 83°59′04″W less than a mile from where the Shiawassee merges with the Tittabawassee River to form the Saginaw River southwest of the city of Saginaw. The Saginaw River is a tributary of Lake Huron.
The Cass River flows through or very near Bridgeport, Frankenmuth, Tuscola, Vassar, Caro, and Cass City.
The main branch of the Cass River is formed by the confluence of the North and South branches at 43°35′10″N 83°10′15″W, just south of Cass City. The Middle Branch joins the South Branch at 43°32′56″N 83°03′05″W in Evergreen Township in Sanilac County. The Middle Branch rises in Elmer Township in Sanilac County. The South Branch rises in Flynn Township...