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NPS Approved and Pending Watershed Plans Nonpoint Source Program Approved and Pending Watershed Plans TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Summary of Approved Watershed Plans ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Watershed Plans .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Lake Huron Initiative ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Cadillac District Watersheds .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Bear Creek (Manistee County) Watershed ....................................................................................................................... 10 Betsie River Watershed..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Black Lake Watershed ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Boardman River Watershed .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Cedar Lake......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Cheboygan River/Lower Black River Watershed .............................................................................................................. 12 Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed .................................................................................................................................. 13 Glen Lake/Crystal River Watershed .................................................................................................................................. 14 Grand Traverse Bay Watershed ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Hamlin Lake/Big Sable Watershed .................................................................................................................................... 15 Herring Lake Watershed ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Higgins Lake Watershed .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Lake Charlevoix Watershed .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Lake Leelanau Watershed ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Little Manistee River Watershed ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Little Traverse Bay Watershed .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Long Lake Watershed ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 Manistee River Watershed ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Mitchell Creek Watershed ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Mullet Lake Watershed ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Muskegon River Watershed .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Ocqueoc River Watershed ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Pere Marquette Watershed .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed .............................................................................................................................. 23 Platte River Watershed ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Portage Lake Watershed ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Thunder Bay River, Main Branch Watershed .................................................................................................................... 25 Thunder Bay River, North and South Branches ................................................................................................................ 26 Upper Au Sable Watershed ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Upper Clam River Watershed ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Upper Manistee River Watershed .................................................................................................................................... 28 Grand Rapids District Watersheds ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Bear Creek/Bear Lake ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 Buck Creek ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Coldwater River (Lower Grand) ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Duck Creek ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Hager Creek ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Lower Grand River ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 Macatawa ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Mona Lake......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Muskegon Lake ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Muskegon River - See Cadillac District .............................................................................................................................. 36 Pigeon River ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Plaster Creek ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Rogue River ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Sand Creek ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Page 1 Schoolhouse Creek ............................................................................................................................................................ 38 South Branch Pentwater River .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Spring Lake ........................................................................................................................................................................ 39 White River ......................................................................................................................................................................
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