Course
Headwaters arise in interior wetlands and small lakes in north-central Delta County. From there the river meanders across low-relief terrain, gathering short tributaries and crossing areas of alder wetland and mixed conifer–hardwood forest before reaching Little Bay de Noc along the Lake Michigan shoreline near the unincorporated community of Ford River. == Natural history ==
Natural history
Geology and landforms The basin occupies glacial sediments of the northern Lake Michigan lakeplain. Sandy and gravelly deposits with occasional peat pockets create a gentle gradient, producing cutbanks, small point bars, and seasonal floodplain backwaters near the mouth. == See also ==