Red Cedar River (Michigan)
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The Red Cedar River is a river in Michigan which is a tributary of the Grand River. It's source is a bit east of Williamston and it then runs about 45 miles through Okemos, East Lansing, including the campus of Michigan State University and finally Lansing where it empties into the Grand River. It is not navigable by boats any larger than recreational size, and is not an important shipping route. It's watershed area is estimated at 472 sq. miles, and it has 12 tributaries of its own.
The name of the river is featured in MSU's fight song and the river is an iconic nature landmark to all spartans. The students of Michigan State university are often found studying near many of the rivers parklike banks. Outside of Wells Hall, students, faculty, alumnus and visitors can be found feeding the large community of Mallard ducks that populate the river dam, which contributes to overfeeding and E Coli contamination. The river is often the topic of many a conversation, for much of the land engulfing the area is part of the drainage basin of the river. Local students are taught the importance of clean water, including by Mrs. Kissling of Kinawa Middle School.
External links
- Real time water data (http://mi.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=04112500&PARAmeter_cd=00060,00065)
- Red Cedar Watershd testing sites map (http://www.ingham.org/hd/ENVHLTH/Surface%20Water/RCSampling%20Sites.htm)
- Red Cedar Watershed Initiative (http://www.inghamconservation.com/Main%20Pages/Watershed%20Project.htm)