Watershed Summary 

The Black River Watershed project will conduct a comprehensive water quality study on the 156,928 acre watershed in Allegan and Van Buren counties.  Along with an in-depth water quality study, the project will develop ways to educate the residents of the watershed to minimize the introduction of contaminants into the waters.  The goal of this project is to write a DEQ-approvable watershed management plan that defines the needs of the watershed and develops solutions to water quality problems on a watershed basis. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Black River Watershed Management Plan (Part 1) 
• Black River Watershed Management Plan (Part 2) 
• Black River Watershed Planning Project fact sheet (93 KB PDF) 
• Black River Watershed Hydrologic Study (770 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Black River Watershed Project, Van Buren County 

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