The Rouge River Watershed is a highly urbanized watershed covering ~465 sq mi in the Southeast Michigan Metropolitan Area. Since 2000, there have been 42 minor and 23 major flood events in the watershed, resulting in ~1.75 billion USD in damages.

Priorities

• Urban flooding

• Urban flash flood events and impacts

• Green infrastructure investments

• Land use and impervious cover improvements

• Improving regional flood resilience

Watershed Working Group Partners

• Canton Township, MI

• City of Oak Park, MI

• MI EGLE

• Oakland County, MI Water Resources Commissioner's Office

• South East Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Washtenaw County, MI Water Resources Commissioner's Office

• Wayne County, MI Environmental Services Divison