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Montcalm County Watersheds 

What is a Watershed?

A watershed is a common area of land that drains into the same body of water.

 

What watershed do you live in?

Use the map below or follow the link provided to find out!

https://mywaterway.epa.gov/community

Map of watersheds in Montcalm County.

​Watersheds

Flat River Watershed

An average marsh that can be found in the Flat River Watershed.

J. Stegmeier

The Flat River Watershed has​147 miles of streams,

70 of which are a designated

Natural River.

The watershed is also a renowned location for small mouth bass fishing.

The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.
Flat River Wateshed
A map that shows where the Flat River Watershed is located in Michigan.

Muskegon River Watershed

Muskegon Watershed
A map that shows where the Muskegon River Watershed is located in Michigan.
The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.
A view of the Muskegon River.

Muskegon River Watershed Assembly

The Muskegon River is

216 miles long with the watershed draining

2,350 square miles across

10 counties.

The river is often used for fishing steelhead and brown trout as well as peaceful paddling in the slow current. 

Maple River Watershed

Maple River State Game Area sign.

Michigan Trail Maps

The Maple River is 74 miles long with tributaries flowing through five dams and across five counties before emptying into the Grand River. 

Located along the river is the Maple River State Game Area.

A map that shows where the Maple River Watershed is located in Michigan.
The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.
Maple RiverWatersed

Chippewa River Watershed

A map that shows where the Chippewa River Watershed is located in Michigan.
A view of the Chippewa River.

Chippewa Watershed Conservancy

The Chippewa River

is 90 miles long and discharges at

254 cubic feet/second

near Mount Pleasant.

The river is often used for paddling and fishing for bass, carp and redhorses.

Chippewa River Watershd
The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.

Rogue River Watershed

A map that shows where the Rogue River Watershed is located in Michigan.
A view of the Rogue River.

Rogue River Watershed Partners

The Rogue River is 

48 miles long and drains

234 square miles of land.

The river is a designated natural river popular with innertube

 users and trout fishers.  

It is intersected by the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail.

Rogue Rier Watershed
The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.

Grand River Watershed

A view of the Grand River.

Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds

The Grand River is 

252 miles long, making it the longest river in Michigan; it accepts water from many rivers including the Flat, Maple and Rogue.

A map that shows where the Grand River Watershed is located in Michigan.
Lower Grand River Watershed
The map is from the Hydrologic Studies Unit of the Land and Water Management Division of MDEQ by J.S. Clark and dated 9/1/99.

Montcalm Conservation District

77 South State Street

 Stanton, MI 48888

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Contact:

(989) 831-4212 x 105

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