Watershed Summary

The Upper Rabbit River Watershed is located primarily in Allegan County, with parts extending into Barry, Ottawa, and Kent Counties. The Upper Rabbit River Watershed is approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. The watershed encompasses approximately 96,500 acres of agricultural, urban, and forested land. A large majority of the Upper Rabbit River Watershed is rural. The Rabbit River originates east of Wayland, Michigan, in Leighton Township, and flows westerly to join the Kalamazoo River at New Richmond, which then flows on to Lake Michigan. The Upper Rabbit River has worked with its community to preserve high quality natural areas and improve recreation opportunities in the Watershed by reducing the nonpoint source pollutants.

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links

• Upper Rabbit River Implementation Project (520 KB PDF)
• Watershed Management Plan (9,300 KB PDF)
• Watershed Management Plan Appendices (2,500 KB PDF)
• Upper Rabbit River Watershed Planning Project fact sheet (300 KB PDF)

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Watershed Websites

• Allegan County Conservaton District

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