Watershed Summary 

Fumee Creek Watershed Project (Dickinson County) is a 24,500 acre watershed in Dickinson County which flows into the Menominee River. Eight of the nine streams within the Menominee River watershed are warm water streams and Fumee Creek is a cold water stream. A significant portion of the watershed is urban and 48% is forested. Suspected pollutants are sediments, nutrients, and toxics.  Fumee Creek Watershed was approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319.
In the process of developing a watershed management plan that met the goals established for the project, this project partnered with 26 other agencies.  Throughout the project, information/education activities were implemented, including numerous outreach activities at six schools, the local fair, and via workshops, tours and local clubs.  Baseline physical and chemical monitoring was conducted at 32 stations in the watershed, benthic data at 12 stations, and temperature loggers at six locations.  This project also addressed exotic species concerns and began implementation work with other grant funds. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Fumee Creek Watershed Management Plan 
• Fumee Creek Watershed - Information & Education Grant (390 KB PDF) 
• Fumee Creek Watershed Planning Project fact sheet (680 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Dickinson Conservation District