Watershed Summary

The Muskegon River Watershed (Clare, Lake, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newago, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties) is a large watershed in central lower Michigan that drains into Lake Michigan. It was approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. The Muskegon River was originally threatened by development and a variety of nonpoint sources.

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links

For a copy of the approved watershed management plan, please contact Peter Vincent via email, or at 517-241-8351.

• Muskegon River Transition/Implementation (200 KB PDF) 
• Muskegon River and AOC Watershed fact sheet (280 KB PDF)
• Muskegon Lake RAP Project fact sheet (420 KB PDF)
• Cedar Creek Watershed Hydrologic Study (900 KB PDF)
• Ryerson Creek Hydrologic Study (540 KB PDF)
• Watershed Plans within the larger Muskegon River Watershed
  • Bear Creek/Bear Lake
  • Higgins Lake
  • Muskegon Lake
  • Upper Clam River

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Watershed Websites

• Michigan State University's Ecological Assessment
  University of Michigan's Comprehensive Model, Risk Assessment, and Management Tools (MREMS)
• Grand Valley State University's AWRI Muskegon River Project