Watershed Summary

The Buck Creek Watershed drains approximately 51 square miles from its headwaters in southern Kent County to where it enters the Grand River in the City of Grandville. The Buck Creek Watershed is approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. The headwaters of Buck Creek are located in Byron and Gaines Townships, Michigan, where agricultural areas are becoming increasingly urbanized. Pine Hill Creek and Sharps Creek flow west through the City of Kentwood, and enter Buck Creek in the residential areas of the City of Wyoming. Water quality was improved and macroinvertebrate communities were enhanced by reducing the large amounts of sediment, pathogens, and nutrients from the Watershed.

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links

• Watershed Management Plan (850 KB PDF)
• Watershed Management Plan Figures (1,400 KB PDF)
• Watershed Management Plan Appendix (1,400 KB PDF)
• Lower Grand River Watershed (a larger watershed management plan encompassing Buck Creek)

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Watershed Websites

• Watershed Management Plan on GVSU's website

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