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Clinton Main Subwatershed


Clinton River East Subwatershed

Upper Clinton Subwatershed

North Branch
Subwatershed


Stony/Paint Creek
Subwatershed


Red Run Subwatershed

Lake St. Clair
Direct Drainage

Upper Clinton Subwatershed

Upper Clinton
 Subwatershed At a Glance


Area: appx. 86 sq. miles
Counties: Oakland
Population: appx. 279,000
Primary Land Uses: residential (43%); vacant/water/right-of-way (30%); recreation/conservation (13%)
Open Water: 21% of land area; includes
Sashabaw Creek, Clinton River headwaters
and numerous lakes and wetlands
 

Municipalities in the Upper Clinton Subwatershed (*minimal area)

Subwatershed Planning Process

Work on the Upper Clinton subwatershed management plan began in 2003.  For the next two years, communities and stakeholders continued collaboration by completing individual components of the subwatershed management plan.  This hard work culminated in the finalizing of the subwatershed management plan in November 2005.  Since that time, local governments, community leaders, citizens' groups, businesses, and environmental organizations have worked together to implement the Upper Clinton subwatershed management plan.

Subwatershed management plans provide a framework for communities to collaboratively address various issues related to water quality. For example, subwatershed management plans include language about building practices, land use planning, public education, and other relevant topics. Each community and organization represents one entity essential to the success of watershed management. Strategic planning done at a local level will have great influence on the future of the Clinton River watershed and beyond. These plans serve as a map to that future.


Read the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Management Plan

Cover
Table of Contents
Chapter 1-Executive Summary
Chapter 2-Introduction
Chapter 3-Watershed Analysis
Chapter 4-Watershed Plan Goals and Objectives
Chapter 5-Impervious Surface and Planning Analysis
Chapter 6-Watershed Action Plan
Chapter 7-Action Matrix

Appendices
Public Meeting Results by Group
Compiled Evaluation
Auburn Hills Evaluation
Brandon Township Evaluation
Clarkston Evaluation
Independence Township Evaluation
Lake Angelus Evaluation
Orion Township Evaluation
Pontiac Evaluation
Springfield Township Evaluation
Waterford Township Evaluation
White Lake Township Evaluation

Maps
Existing Land Use
Sewer Service Areas
Water Sampling Stations
Hydrological Soil Groups
Vegetative Land Cover
MNFI Natural Areas
Existing and Potential Areas of Critical Concern
Catchments

How Can I Provide Input?

Email Your Comments
Upper Clinton Subwatershed please email your comments to: contact@crwc.org. Our office will pass your comments on to the Upper Clinton Subwatershed Advisory Group.


How Can I Learn More?

  1. Visit our website regularly.  We'll be posting regular updates on our website about the subwatershed planning efforts. We'll also be adding a new "Help Protect the Watershed" section with lots of information on how to improve water quality at your home or office (ie. rain gardens, rain barrel, lawn care practices).

  2. Visit our Phase II Stormwater Information Clearinghouse.

  3. Contact your community's municipal offices or visit you community's webiste for more information.

Last updated Thursday, August 03, 2006 by CRWC.




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