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Whites Bridge

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Flat River · near Lowell · Michigan

White's Bridge and the Flat River
White's Bridge and the Flat River Photo: John Lindgren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Open per Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites's data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Recreation Passport required
Docks
1
Car parking
6 spaces
Restrooms
No
Hours
Open at all times
Managed by
Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation
Coordinates
43.01479, -85.29793

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On Flat River

The Flat River is a tributary of the Grand River in western Michigan. It runs about 70 miles and drains roughly 560 square miles of Montcalm, Ionia and Kent counties. It begins as the outflow of First Lake, the last lake in the Six Lakes chain in Belvidere Township, west of Edmore. From there it flows mostly south and slightly west past Greenville, Belding and Smyrna and joins the Grand River at Lowell. There are five dams on the river, at Greenville, Belding, Whites Bridge, Burroughs and Lowell. On November 9, 1979, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission designated it a country-scenic river under the state's Natural Rivers Act. More about Flat River.

Boating rules on Flat River

  • Non-motorized boating and canoeing allowed; motorboats allowed under local rules made under the Marine Safety Act (Natural River plan) source
  • Portage needed at the Greenville, Belding, Whites Bridge, Burroughs and Lowell dams (Belding Dam portage on the left) source

Community

Where people who use Flat River talk about it.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.