Watershed Summary 

The Davis Creek, Gourdneck Creek, and Portage Creek (DGP) watershed is located in two distinct river basins: the Kalamazoo River and St. Joseph River.  The northern half of the watershed includes the Portage Creek, West Fork of Portage Creek, and Davis Creek tributaries to the Kalamazoo River.  The southern half is characterized by the chain of lakes in the Gourdneck Creek watershed, a tributary in the St. Joseph River basin.  The watershed plan was approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• City of Portage Illicit Discharge Elimination fact sheet (150 KB PDF) 
• Portage Creek and Arcadia Creek (a watershed management plan that overlaps Davis, Gourdneck, and Portage Creeks) 

Watershed Websites 

• The Forum of Kalamazoo - Davis Creek 

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