# Betsie River

Betsie River is a stream in [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa) (92.2 km long), in the [Lake Michigan (HUC10 0419000002)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1f2c-768f-8a9b-4fde379fd131) watershed; it flows into [Lake Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-da8b-736c-b10c-b5ac4195f147).

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ab92-739f-9ec9-9f8fdfea471f>

Within: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)

Type: [geo:Feature](http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#Feature), [schema:Place](https://schema.org/Place), [schema:RiverBodyOfWater](https://schema.org/RiverBodyOfWater)

Location: 44.62917, -86.24593 (box -86.24506, 44.49101, -85.77883, 44.63230; west, south, east, north)

- `adms:identifier`: [gnis 621247](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ab93-71e0-9e65-409529fee085)
- `dcterms:type`: [stream](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisStream)
- **flows into** (`bcgeo:flowsInto`): [Lake Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-da8b-736c-b10c-b5ac4195f147)
- `geo:hasDefaultGeometry`: [shape of Betsie River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de2c-c4b3-709b-ab62-1341daff7ae5)
- `geo:hasGeometry`:
  - [point of Betsie River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-e2b4-758a-9547-f9bd87aa2c50)
  - [shape of Betsie River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de2c-c4b3-709b-ab62-1341daff7ae5)
- `geo:hasMetricLength`: 92238.9 (xsd:double)
- **in watershed** (`bcgeo:inWatershed`): [Lake Michigan (HUC10 0419000002)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1f2c-768f-8a9b-4fde379fd131)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames\_MI\_Text.zip](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ab92-739f-9ec9-9f8e5f2d6d87)
  - [evidence from https://3dhp.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/usgs\_3dhp\_all/FeatureServer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de32-45e2-7635-b0a1-6de8e82de954)
  - [evidence from https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/wbd/MapServer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1951-7385-bfba-4bbf6ff8b7ca)
- `schema:containedInPlace`:
  - [Benzie County](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-5b91-73f6-8c27-4d87b28e50fb)
  - [Grand Traverse County](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-5c40-7223-8f53-4e1e1b7748cf)
  - [Manistee County](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-5dbd-7549-b337-3010ec96043c)
  - [Colfax Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-6d93-7501-b812-a5c4264f9b83)
  - [Crystal Lake Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-6dd0-73c4-b7a5-84acea061bb6)
  - [Springdale Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-6fb6-729d-ab41-d0194494bea7)
  - [Gilmore Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-7087-7174-ba87-47b92076a31c)
  - [Grant Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-70b3-7207-8630-ae52d3f2010f)
  - [Green Lake Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-70c5-76d6-bdc9-115a36b2257f)
  - [Inland Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-75ad-713b-a153-6e41dea60d5c)
  - [Joyfield Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-75f8-734c-a643-841f63f168fc)
  - [Weldon Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-7c27-7559-bc06-d00015f199b8)
  - [Benzonia Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-7ccd-76ab-99de-8939451f2661)
  - [Elberta](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-ac83-7612-8740-c949bda1b9c2)
- `skos:altLabel`:
  - Aug-sig-o-sebe
  - Aux Bec Scies
  - Aux Buscies
  - Betsey's River
  - Black Robe
  - Gay-she-say-ing
  - Riviere aux Betsies
  - Riviere du Pere Marquette
  - Sawbill Ducks
  - Shelldrake Ducks
- `skos:prefLabel`: Betsie River

## Elsewhere

- [Wikidata Q4898243](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4898243) (proposed match (exactMatch))
- [USGS GNIS 621247](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/621247) (gnis)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.62917&mlon=-86.24593#map=14/44.62917/-86.24593) (44.62917, -86.24593)
- [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=44.62917,-86.24593)
- [Source](https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_MI_Text.zip) (prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com)
- [Source](https://3dhp.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/usgs_3dhp_all/FeatureServer) (3dhp.nationalmap.gov)
- [Source](https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/wbd/MapServer) (hydro.nationalmap.gov)

## Pointing here

- Flowing into it (4; `bcgeo:flowsInto`):
  - [Crystal Lake Outlet](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d0f1-755e-a01d-1cd9e818174c)
  - [Dair Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b1e8-7682-a28d-f838c0ee78b3)
  - [Grass Lake Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b695-71be-a8a2-525f978856a1)
  - [Rice Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c595-778d-b9bf-5bce30c67012)
- Mappings (1; `owl:annotatedSource`):
  - [exactMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4898243 (proposed)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddff-737f-776d-8687-5f3f192c3354)

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Cite as: Betsie River. bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc15, 2026-09-28. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ab92-739f-9ec9-9f8fdfea471f
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