Watershed Summary 

The Clinton Main Subwatershed is over 70 square miles in area and is located within the central portion of Oakland County.  A total of twelve communities, one county, two school districts, and one university are located within this subwatershed.  Land use types are varied across the subwatershed.  The top land use in the Clinton Main Subwatershed is single family residential.  This accounts for more than 27% of the subwatershed, and points to the importance of citizen action and education in the improvement of water quality.  The Clinton Main Subwatershed is locally funded and approved under the CMI administrative rules. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Clinton River Hydrologic Project (170 KB PDF) 
• Southeast Michigan Soft Engineering/Conservation Buffers Project (290 KB PDF) 
• Clinton River Permanent Riparian Easement (300 KB PDF) 
• Clinton Township Illicit Connection Elimination fact sheet (70 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Clinton River Watershed Council 
• Clinton River Main Watershed Plan 

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