Portage River
Portage River is a 38.6-mile-long river that flows southward through Kalamazoo County and St. Joseph County, Michigan. Its headwaters are 8 miles east of the city of Kalamazoo at Portage Lake, and the river flows southwest to its mouth within the city limits of Three Rivers, where it drains into the St.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Riviera Theatre and Three Rivers High School.
Three Rivers High School
School
Three Rivers High School is a high school in Three Rivers, Michigan, United States.
Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport
Aerodrome
Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Portage River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Rivers and Fabius Township.
Fabius Township
Village
Fabius Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Fabius Township is situated 5 miles southwest of Portage River.
Centreville
Village
Photo: Cade Gillem, Public domain.Portage River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties, Michigan, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: St. Joseph, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.94394° or 41° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
-85.6311° or 85° 37′ 52″ west
Elevation
791 feet (241 metres)
Open location code
86HPW9V9+HH
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Portage River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Portage”
- Cebuano: “Portage River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Portage”
- Japanese: “ポーテージ川”
- Persian: “پرتیچ ریور (کالامازو)”
- Persian: “پرتیچ ریور”
- Tajik: “Пртич ревир (коломозу)”
- Tajik: “Пртич ревир”
- Venetian: “Portage”
- Welsh: “Afon Portage”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Moore Park and Golden Pond Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Scouter Park and Sue Silliman House Historical Marker.
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