The Chippewa River Watershed covers ~600 square miles in Mid-Michigan before it joins with the Tittabawassee River in downtown Midland, MI and flows to Saginaw Bay. Since 2000, there have been seven minor and flood major flood events on the Chippewa River and its tributaries, resulting in over 78 million USD in property damage and over 21 million USD in crop damages.

Priorities

• Riverine flooding along the main channel, tributaries, and drains

• Water-logged and drainage-limited flooding and the resulting damages and losses to agriculture

• Flood damage to culverts and road crossings

• Storm water and urban flooding

Watershed Working Group Partners

• City of Mt. Pleasant, MI

• City of Midland, MI

• Isabella County Drain Commissioner's Office

• Michigan Department of Transportation

• Midland County Drain Commissioner's Office

• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Environmental Team

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers