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Map Resource for the Grand River Watershed - Michigan |
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| Grand River Watershed Facts |
- The Grand River is 260 miles and is Michigan's longest
- The Grand River watershed is the second largest drainage in MI (next to Saginaw River watershed) and comprises 13% of the entire Lake Michigan drainage basin
- The Grand River watershed has several major tributaries, the Thornapple, the Maple, and the Flat Rivers, and many minor tributaries, including Sycamore Creek, the Looking Glass, the Rogue, and the Red Cedar Rivers.
- The Grand River watershed starts in Hillsdale County and ends in Grand Haven on Lake Michigan
- The Grand River system has extensive wetlands, bogs, and upland and river systems
- Land use within the watershed is approximately 53 percent agricultural, 27 percent urban, and 20 percent forested
- Issues within the watershed include nutrients, increased turbidity, and reduced water quality within the Grand River system
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Mark Stephens
131 Natural Resources
Bldg, MSU
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-2700 (office)
steph143@msu.edu |
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