Grand River - Definition and Overview

The Grand River is the name of several rivers in different countries:

• The Grand River in Ontario in Canada
• The Grand River in Michigan in the United States.
• The Grand River in Ohio in the United States.
• The Grand River in Wisconsin in the United States.
• The Grand River in Iowa and Missouri in the United States.
• The Grand River in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States.

The "Grand River" was also a former name of the Ottawa River in Canada and part of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States.

Grand River is also the name of many municipalities and jurisdictions:

• Grand River, Ohio
• Grand River, Louisiana
• Grand River, Iowa
• Grand River Township, Decatur County, Iowa
• Grand River Township, Madison County, Iowa
• Grand River Township, Wayne County, Iowa
• Grand River Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas
• Grand River Township, Bates County, Missouri
• Grand River Township, Cass County, Missouri
• Grand River Township, Daviess County, Missouri
• Grand River Township, De Kalb County, Missouri
• Grand River Township, Livingston County, Missouri
• Grand River Township, Bowman County, North Dakota
• Grand River Township, Perkins County, South Dakota

Grand River is also the name of a road in Michigan, called Grand River Avenue, that is also known as Michigan State Highway 43 for much of its length. Grand River avenue was the primary means of transportation between Detroit, Michigan and Lansing and Grand Rapids, Michigan before the creation of Interstate 96 as part of the Interstate highway system, and even before it was a paved road