Watershed Summary 

The Rice Creek Watershed consists of 58,200 acres in northwestern Jackson and northeastern Calhoun Counties. The Rice Creek Watershed is approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. It flows into the Kalamazoo River at Marshall. Land use is 60% agriculture, 15% wetlands, 15% woodlands, and 10% other. The creek was on the 303(d) list for poor macroinvertebrate community. Rice Creek has improved its water quality by decreasing sediment resulting from stream channel dredging, road crossings, and agricultural runoff; nutrients and bacteria from livestock wastes and septic tanks systems; and nutrients and pesticides from agricultural and other runoff. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Watershed Management Plan (1,800 KB PDF) 
• Rice Creek and Battle Creek River Partnership fact sheet (170 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Calhoun Conservation District 

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