The
Watershed Management Plan includes maps, planning materials,
water quality data, design criteria for implementation activities,
and scoring of stream segments. The Watershed Management
Plan was approved on February 10, 2006 under United States
Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines.
The
watershed for these two creeks encompasses 43,700 acres
within the Cities of Kalamazoo and Portage, and Oshtemo,
Texas and Kalamazoo Townships in Kalamazoo County. These
streams discharge to the Kalamazoo River within the City
of Kalamazoo. Two major tributaries flow into Portage Creek
before it joins with the Kalamazoo River. Thus, there are
four individual drainage areas considered for this long
range planning effort.