Bad River
The Bad River is a 44.3-mile-long river in Michigan. It rises in Newark Township near the city of Ithaca in Gratiot County and flows in a north-easterly direction into Saginaw County, and through the village of St. Charles, before emptying into the Shiawassee River within the bounds of the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Fork Bad River” and “North Branch Bad River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Charles.
St. Charles
Village
St. Charles is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. St. Charles is situated 3 miles southwest of Bad River.
Bad River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saginaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.32364° or 43° 19′ 25″ north
Longitude
-84.08942° or 84° 5′ 22″ west
Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)
Open location code
86MQ8WF6+F6
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Bad River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bad”
- Cebuano: “Bad River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bad”
- Venetian: “Bad”
- Welsh: “Afon Bad”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Clausedale and Garfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shiawassee River State Game Area and Kimberly Bayou.
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