Galien River

The Galien River is a stream in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river was named after René Bréhant de Galinée, a French missionary and explorer. [Galien River Watershed Management Plan, section 1.1 Overview, pg. 5] The name was changed to Galien by legislative action in 1829.cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | origyear= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | id = ISBN 0-8143-1838-X]

The river empties into Lake Michigan in the city of New Buffalo at coord|41|48|04|N|86|44|57|W|region:US_type:river. The South Branch of the river rises in northern Indiana, where it is known as the Galena River. The main branch of the Galien rises from the outflow of Dayton Lake in the northwest corner of Bertrand Township and flows west to the village of Galien, Michigan. It then flows northwest into Weesaw Township and north to near New Troy, where it is joined by the East Branch and begins to flow west and then southwest to New Buffalo.

Tributaries (from the mouth):
*South Branch Galien River, rises in northern Indiana and flows mostly north until joining the main branch north of New Buffalo
**Squaw Creek, rises south of New Buffalo and flows north around the east side of town
**Blood Run, rises in Springfield Township in LaPorte County, Indiana, and flows north and east
**Spring Creek, rises in Hudson Township in the northeast corner of LaPorte County, flows north into Galien Township then east into Three Oaks Township and south into the South Branch on the Michigan-Indiana border
**Galena River, rises in Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, near Springville
*Kirktown Creek, rises in Lake Township and flows mostly south into the main branch west of New Troy
*East Branch Galien River, rises in the northwest corner of Buchanan Township and flows mostly west and south into the main branch southeast of New Troy
**Judy Lake Drain, rises from the outflow of several lakes in western Buchanan Township
*Blue Jay Creek, rises in southeast Weesaw Township and flows northwest to the main branch in eastern Weesaw
*Dowling Creek, rises on the southern edge of Galien Township, near the Indiana border where LaPorte and St. Jospeph counties meet.
**Beardman Creek, rises in southwest Galien Township

Notes

References

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* [http://www.swmpc.org/downloads/GALIEN_watershed_plan.pdf Galien River Watershed Management Plan] Prepared for Berrien County Drain Commissioner by fishbeck, thompson, carr & huber, July 2003, MDEQ Tracking Code #2000-0122
* [http://www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-ess-nps-galien-transition.pdf Galien River Transition/Implementation I] , August 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005, Federal Clean Water Act, Section 319 Grant
* [http://www.swmpc.org/galien_river.asp Galien River Watershed] at Southwest Michigan Planning Commission
* [http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0508/31/B06-298196.htm Michigan to clean up the Galien River] , "The Detroit News", Wednesday, August 31, 2005, accessed 2007-04-10