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ATUR F N AL O R T E N S E O U M R T C R E A S STATE OF MICHIGAN P E DNR D M ICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Number 35 September 2005 Kalamazoo River Assessment Jay K. Wesley www.michigan.gov/dnr/ FISHERIES DIVISION SPECIAL REPORT MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES DIVISION Special Report 35 September 2005 Kalamazoo River Assessment Jay K. Wesley MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR) MISSION STATEMENT “The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the State’s natural resources for current and future generations.” NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION (NRC) STATEMENT The Natural Resources Commission, as the governing body for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, provides a strategic framework for the DNR to effectively manage your resources. 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Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, Special Report 35, Ann Arbor. ii Kalamazoo River Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................vi LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................... viii LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................. x ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... xiii INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 RIVER ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 4 Geography ........................................................................................................................... 4 Headwaters ................................................................................................................... 4 Upper ............................................................................................................................ 4 Middle............................................................................................................................ 5 Lower ............................................................................................................................ 5 Mouth ............................................................................................................................ 5 History.................................................................................................................................. 5 Geology and Hydrology ....................................................................................................... 8 Geology and Physiography .............................................................................................. 8 Climate ............................................................................................................................. 9 Annual Water Flow ......................................................................................................... 10 Seasonal Water Flow ..................................................................................................... 11 Headwaters and Upper ............................................................................................... 12 Middle.......................................................................................................................... 12 Lower and Mouth ........................................................................................................ 12 Daily Water Flow ............................................................................................................ 13 Flooding and Floodplains ............................................................................................... 14 Water Use....................................................................................................................... 16 Soils and Land Use Patterns ............................................................................................. 17 Soils................................................................................................................................17 Headwaters ................................................................................................................. 17 Upper .......................................................................................................................... 17 Middle.......................................................................................................................... 18 Lower .......................................................................................................................... 18 Mouth .......................................................................................................................... 18 Land Use ........................................................................................................................ 18 Bridges and Other Stream Crossings............................................................................. 19 Channel Morphology.......................................................................................................... 20 Gradient.......................................................................................................................... 20 Headwaters ................................................................................................................. 21 Upper .......................................................................................................................... 21 Middle.......................................................................................................................... 22 Lower .......................................................................................................................... 22 Mouth .......................................................................................................................... 22 iii Kalamazoo River Assessment Channel Cross Section................................................................................................... 22 Headwaters................................................................................................................. 23 Upper .......................................................................................................................... 23 Middle.......................................................................................................................... 23 Lower .......................................................................................................................... 24 Mouth .......................................................................................................................... 24 Dams and Barriers............................................................................................................. 25 Headwaters................................................................................................................. 26 Upper .......................................................................................................................... 27 Middle.......................................................................................................................... 27 Lower .......................................................................................................................... 28 Mouth .........................................................................................................................