Watershed Summary 

Bear Creek flows into the Clinton River and then into Lake St. Clair within Macomb and Oakland County. The watershed is predominantly commercial and industrial. The Bear Creek Watershed is approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

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

• Macomb County Office of Public Works Illicit Connection Elimination fact sheet (560 KB PDF) 
• Macomb County Health Department Illicit Discharge Elimination fact sheet (150 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Bear Creek Drainage Board 

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