Page "Clarence Township, Michigan" Paragraph 12

Duck Lake is the most prominent feature in the township, and is the headwaters for the Battle Creek River, which flows north from the lake towards Charlotte.

Two other branches of the Battle Creek also flow north out of the township.

South and east of Duck Lake are a series of smaller lakes that flow into the North Branch of Rice Creek ( a tributary of the Kalamazoo River ).

A small area west of Duck Lake drains into the Indian Creek, which flows into the Battle Creek near Olivet.