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Flat River access points and trip distances, Michigan

7 access points (6 public) along 34.5 river miles of the Flat River in Michigan. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Boat ramp (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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43.17705, -85.24764 10.5
10.5Belding Dam Impoundment
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43.09546, -85.21835 1.2
11.7Belding Dam
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43.09681, -85.23570 4.2
15.9Ingalls Road
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43.05335, -85.26380 5.5
21.3Whites Bridge
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43.01480, -85.29793 12.6
33.9Boat ramp near Flat River (north ramp) Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.93621, -85.33886 0.6
34.5Boat ramp near Flat River (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
About 0.20 mi from the mapped river line.
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42.92589, -85.34163 end
Data notes: 1 access point is more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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