The Lower Grand River Watershed is a large (~3,000 sq mi) and rapidly urbanizing watershed. Since 2000, there have been 10 minor and 7 major flood events in the watershed, resulting in over 81 million USD in property damage and 4 million USD in crop damage.

Priorities

• Urban flooding

• Storm water infrastructure capacity and improvements

• Investments in improving regional flood resilience

Watershed Working Group Partners

• City of Grand Rapids, MI

• Kent County Drain Commissioner's Office

• Lower Grand Organization of Watersheds

• Michigan Department of Transportation