Battle Creek River Watershed

Watershed Summary 

The Battle Creek River Watershed Project focused on 187,000 acres in southeastern Barry, southern Eaton, and northern Calhoun Counties. The Battle Creek River is approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. This river was a leading contributor of sediment and phosphorus to the Kalamazoo River at Battle Creek. The designated uses are agriculture, warm water fishery, habitat for other indigenous aquatic life and wildlife, and partial or total body contact recreation. Land use is 68% agriculture, 13% forest land, 10% wetlands, and 9% urban/rural non-farm. This project helped to reduce: sediment, nutrients and pesticides from agricultural runoff; sediment from stream bank and road crossing erosion; nutrients and bacteria from residential septic systems; nutrients and pesticides from residential runoff; and sediment and other contaminants from commercial facilities. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Watershed Management Plan (3,700 KB PDF) 
• Watershed Management Plan, Wetland Resources Map (630 KB PDF) 
• Battle Creek River Watershed Planning Project fact sheet (140 KB PDF) 
• Rice Creek and Battle Creek River Partnership fact sheet (170 KB PDF) 
• City of Battle Creek Illicit Discharge Elimination fact sheet (670 KB PDF) 
• Greater Battle Creek Area (a watershed management plan that overlaps Battle Creek River)

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