Kalamazoo River

The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of . The river is 130 miles long from the junction of its north and south branches to its mouth at , with a total length extending to 178 miles when one includes the South Branch.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Michigan
  • Also known as: “Kekalamazoo River”, “Kikalemazo River”, and “River Kallemazo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Baldhead and Goshorn Lake.

Peak
Photo: WMrapids, CC0.
, also known as Mt. Baldy and Radar Hill, is a 250-foot sand dune located on a narrow strip of land between and Kalamazoo River, directly across the river from downtown .

Lake
is a small inland lake north of , named after James Goshorn. It is separated by high sand dunes from the shore and was once a meeting place for the Pottawatomi Native Americans. is situated 1½ miles east of Kalamazoo River.

Building
Photo: WMrapids, CC0.
The Felt Mansion is a house located at 66th Street and 138th Avenue, in near . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. is situated 2 miles northeast of Kalamazoo River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Singapore and Saugatuck.

Hamlet
is a ghost town in , United States. It was a casualty of erosion after the surrounding woods were deforested—exacerbated by the need for lumber to rebuild several Midwestern cities and towns ravaged by fires in 1871.

Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
and Douglas are small adjacent resort towns in on the shores of Lake Michigan, and at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. They are mostly a summer resort area popular with locals and Chicago residents, and have a lively arts scene and many out of the ordinary shops and restaurants.

Village
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in the U.S. state of . The population was 1,378 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by and the city of is adjacent on the north. is situated 2½ miles south of Kalamazoo River.

Kalamazoo River

Latitude
42.67669° or 42° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
-86.21532° or 86° 12′ 55″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
86JMMQGM+MV
Geo­Names ID
4997794
Wiki­data ID
Q615010
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Satellite Map

Discover Kalamazoo River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Kalamazoo River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Kalamazoo”
  • Catalan: “Kalamazoo”
  • Cebuano: “Kalamazoo River”
  • Chinese: “卡拉馬祖河”
  • Dutch: “Kalamazoo River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كالامازو”
  • French: “Kalamazoo”
  • German: “Kalamazoo River”
  • Hungarian: “Kalamazoo folyó”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Kalamazoo”
  • Japanese: “カラマズー川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kalamazoo River”
  • Russian: “Каламазу”
  • Slovenian: “Kalamazoo River”
  • Slovenian: “Kalamazoo”
  • Slovenian: “reka Kalamazoo”
  • Spanish: “Kalamazoo”
  • Spanish: “Rio Kalamazoo”
  • Spanish: “Río Kalamazoo”
  • Venetian: “Kalamazoo”
  • Welsh: “Afon Kalamazoo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Saugatuck and Oxbow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pelican Peak and Riverside Cemetery.

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