Grand River (Michigan)

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|colspan="2" class="infobox-image"|<div class="infobox-caption">A map of the Grand River</div>|
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|class="infobox-data"|Somerset Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|
|class="infobox-data"|<templatestyles src="Module:Coordinates/styles.css"></templatestyles><span class="geo-inline"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°05′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°25′21″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.08670°N 84.42245°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">42.08670; -84.42245</span></span></span>¶ms=42.0867_N_84.42245_W_region:US-MI)</span></span>|
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|class="infobox-data"|Grand Haven, Michigan|
|class="infobox-data"|<templatestyles src="Module:Coordinates/styles.css"></templatestyles><span class="geo-inline"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°03′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°15′03″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.05835°N 86.25088°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">43.05835; -86.25088</span></span></span>¶ms=43.05835_N_86.25088_W_region:US-MI_type:river)</span></span><indicator name="coordinates"><span id="coordinates">Coordinates: <templatestyles src="Module:Coordinates/styles.css"></templatestyles><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°03′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°15′03″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.05835°N 86.25088°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">43.05835; -86.25088</span></span></span>¶ms=43.05835_N_86.25088_W_region:US-MI_type:river)</span></span></indicator>|
|class="infobox-data"|252 mi (406 km)|
|class="infobox-data"|5,572sq.mi.|
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|class="infobox-data"|5,048.87 cu ft/s (142.968 m<sup>3</sup>/s) (_estimate_)|
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The **Grand River** is a river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the longest river in Michigan. Its largest city is Grand Rapids.

The river flows in a northwest direction from Hillsdale County into Lake Michigan near the city of Grand Haven. The river flows through a number of cities, including Jackson, Lansing and Ionia.

The original name for the river was "***owashtanong"***, meaning "far-flowing water" in Ottawa.