Dowagiac River
The Dowagiac River is a southwesterly flowing 30.9-mile-long stream in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a tributary to the St. Joseph River which flows, in turn, into eastern Lake Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Dowagaike River”, “Dowagiac Creek”, and “Dowagiake River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niles station and Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport.
Niles station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Niles station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Niles, Michigan. The station is served by three daily Wolverine round trips and one daily Blue Water round trip.
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport is a privately owned airport in Niles, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport is situated 2 miles east of Dowagiac River.
Allouez Park
Park
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Allouez Park is situated 2 miles south of Dowagiac River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niles and Buchanan.
Niles
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niles is a city of 11,000 people in West Michigan. Niles lies on the banks of the St. Joseph River, at the site of the French Fort St. Joseph, which was built in 1697 to protect the Jesuit Mission established in 1691.
Buchanan
Town
Photo: JDNorry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,300 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about 5 miles west of Niles. Buchanan is situated 5 miles west of Dowagiac River.
State Line
Hamlet
State Line is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is close to the state border between Indiana and Michigan, and is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. State Line is situated 6 miles south of Dowagiac River.
Dowagiac River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Berrien, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Dowagiac River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Dowagiac River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Dowagiac”
- Cebuano: “Dowagiac River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Dowagiac”
- Japanese: “ドワジアック川”
- Persian: “دواجیاک ریور”
- Tajik: “Довеҷайк”
- Tajik: “Дуоҷиок ревир”
- Venetian: “Dowagiac”
- Welsh: “Afon Dowagiac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Niles and Birch Crest Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plym Park Golf Course and Plym Park.
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