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Duck Creek Stream Monitoring Program
Grantee: Muskegon County Conservation District
The 11,500-acre Duck Creek watershed lies entirely within Muskegon County and is the only watershed in the county that is designated a high-quality watershed with no TMDL listing. However, preliminary monitoring has shown an increase in water temperature and sedimentation; increases in nutrients, nuisance algal blooms, and occurrences of exotic species; and general degradation of fish and wildlife habitat. The Muskegon Conservation District and Duck Creek Watershed Assembly are striving to halt this decline and avoid an eventual TMDL listing. By identifying the sources and proactively addressing the causes of these preliminary findings, the project team hopes to preempt any major water quality issues and the associated costs (and inherent inadequacies) of mitigation. |
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Header photo: Glen Lake, MI by Sean McKendall Webmaster: Laura Andrews Program administered by the Great Lakes Commission and supported by funding from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Environment |