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Galien River

Galien River downstream from Warren Woods trail bridge 2011-08-07.JPG
Galien River looking downstream from Warren Woods State Park trail bridge.

Location
Country United States
State Michigan
Region Berrien County
Physical characteristics
Source Dayton Lake
 - location East of Galien, Michigan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States
 - coordinates
41°47′47″N 086°26′33″W / 41.79639°N 86.44250°W / 41.79639; -86.44250[1]
 - elevation 720 ft (220 m)

Mouth Lake Michigan
 - location
New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan
 - coordinates
41°48′04″N 086°44′57″W / 41.80111°N 86.74917°W / 41.80111; -86.74917Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 086°44′57″W / 41.80111°N 86.74917°W / 41.80111; -86.74917[1]
 - elevation
 581 ft (177 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries  
 - left
Dowling Creek, South Branch Galien River
 - right
Blue Jay Creek, East Branch Galien River, Kirktown Creek

The Galien River/ɡɑːˈliːn/ is a 30.0-mile-long (48.3 km)[2] stream in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river begins at the outlet of Dayton Lake and flows in a predominantly westerly direction until it enters southeastern Lake Michigan at New Buffalo. The South Branch Galien River rises just north of the border with Indiana, at the confluence of Spring Creek and the Galena River, the latter rising in LaPorte County, Indiana.[3][4]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Ecology


  • 3 Watershed


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


The river was named after René Bréhant de Galinée, a French missionary, mapmaker and explorer.[5] The name was changed to Galien by legislative action in 1829.[6]



Ecology




Pair of tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus) on logjam in the river.





Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) on the bank of the Galien River August 2011.





Beaver (Castor canadensis) have returned to the Galien River after being trapped out in the nineteenth century.





Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) on Galien River oxbow August 2011.


The Galien River passes through Warren Woods State Park which supports the last climax beech-maple forest in the state of Michigan. The Galien River watershed supports the state's largest breeding population of yellow-throated warblers (Setophaga dominica), and a substantial population of breeding cerulean warblers (Setophaga cerulea). Also supports a high diversity of bottomland forest obligate bird species.[7]


Designated coldwater streams in the watershed include: the main stem of the Galien River, east branch Galien River, Blue Jay Creek, south branch Galien River, and a portion of Spring Creek.[8]



Watershed


The watershed encompasses approximately 180 square miles (470 km2) in portions of La Porte County, Indiana, and Berrien County, Michigan. The main branch of the Galien rises from the outflow of Dayton Lake in the northwest corner of Bertrand Township and flows west to the village of Galien, Michigan. It then flows northwest into Weesaw Township and north to near New Troy, where it is joined by the East Branch and begins to flow west and then southwest to New Buffalo.[9]


Agriculture is the dominant land use in the watershed and the majority of the water bodies have been dredged or channelized to facilitate the rapid conveyance of water from the relatively flat landscape.


Tributaries (from the mouth):



  • South Branch Galien River, rises just north of the stateline with Indiana and flows mostly north until joining the main branch north of New Buffalo

    • Squaw Creek,[10] rises south of New Buffalo and flows north around the east side of town

    • Blood Run,[11] rises in Springfield Township in LaPorte County, Indiana, and flows north and east


    • Spring Creek,[12] rises in Hudson Township in the northeast corner of LaPorte County, flows north into Galien Township then east into Three Oaks Township and south into the South Branch on the Michigan-Indiana border


    • Galena River, rises in LaPorte County, Indiana, near Springville



  • Kirktown Creek,[13] rises in Lake Township and flows mostly south into the main branch west of New Troy

  • East Branch Galien River,[9] rises in the northwest corner of Buchanan Township and flows mostly west and south into the main branch southeast of New Troy
    • Judy Lake Drain,[14] rises from the outflow of several lakes in western Buchanan Township


  • Blue Jay Creek,[15] rises in southeast Weesaw Township and flows northwest to the main branch in eastern Weesaw

  • Dowling Creek,[16] rises on the southern edge of Galien Township, near the Indiana border where LaPorte and St. Jospeph counties meet.
    • Beaverdam Creek,[17] rises in southwest Galien Township.





See also


  • Warren Woods State Park


References





  1. ^ abc U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galien River


  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 Archived April 5, 2012, at WebCite


  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena River


  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch Galien River


  5. ^ Galien River Watershed Management Plan, section 1.1 Overview, pg. 5


  6. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  7. ^ "Galien River/Warren Woods Site Profile". Audubon Society. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2011-05-12.


  8. ^ A Biological Survey of Sites in the Galien River Watershed (PDF) (Report). Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-05-12.


  9. ^ ab U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Galien River


  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Squaw Creek


  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blood Run


  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek


  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirktown Creek


  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Judy Lake Drain


  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Jay Creek


  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dowling Creek


  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaverdam Creek




External links



  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galien River

  • Chikaming Open Lands Trust


  • Galien River Watershed Management Plan Prepared for Berrien County Drain Commissioner by fishbeck, thompson, carr & huber, July 2003, MDEQ Tracking Code #2000-0122


  • Galien River Transition/Implementation I, August 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005, Federal Clean Water Act, Section 319 Grant


  • Galien River Watershed at Southwest Michigan Planning Commission


  • Michigan to clean up the Galien River, The Detroit News, Wednesday, August 31, 2005, accessed 2007-04-10




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