2002 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory - (MDEQ) - toxic chemical releases by each MI county and then by company.

A Close-up Look at our Environmental Commitment (Consumers Energy) - report about how Consumers is helping water and air quality, pollution prevention, hydro barrier-free fishing, etc.

A Fisheries Management Guide to Stream Protection and Restoration - (MDNR) - contact the MRWA

A Framework for Guiding Habitat Rehabilitation in Great Lakes Areas of Concerns - (Environment Canada) - developed for RAP teams and PACs working to rehabilitate ecosystems in 16 Canadian AOCs.

A Hydrologic Study of the Ryerson Creek Watershed - (MDEQ) - goal is to better understand Ryerson Creek Watershed's hydrology and the impact of development to address and improve water quality.

A Review of Factors Affecting Productivity of Bald Eagles in the Great Lakes Region Implications for Recovery (abstract)

An Advocate's Field Guide to Protecting Lake Michigan - (Lake MI Federation) - restoring fish and wildlife habitat, stopping toxic pollution and water and land conservation in the Lake Michigan Watershed.

An Ecological Assessment of the Muskegon River Watershed to Solve and Prevent Environmental Problems - (MSU) - an update outlining the accomplishments to date of the Ecological Assessment Project.

Archived Superfund Sites - (EPA) - Listing of archived superfund sites by Michigan County.

Assessment & Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program - (EPA) - remediation guidance document.

Assessment & Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program - final summary report - (EPA) - contact MRWA

Assessment & Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program - (EPA) - guidance for in-situ subaqueous capping of contaminated sediments.

A Survey of Fish-community and Habitat Goals/Objectives/Targets and Status in Great Lakes Areas of Concern - (GLFC) - recommendations for water quality and fishing managers on how to achieve greater coordination and integration of planning.

Bedrock Geology of Michigan - (MDNR) - a map outlining bedrock in Michigan.

Between Land and Lake: Michigan Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands - (MNFI) - defines and describes the diversity of coastal wetlands found along the Great Lakes shorelines and connecting waterways.

Big Rapids Dam Removal Booklet - a booklet explaining the story of the Big Rapids dam removal project in Big Rapids, MI

Big Rapids Riverwalk: An Environmental Assessment - an environmental assessment by FSU students about the Riverwalk Project.

Biodiversity Around the Great Lakes - (EPA-GLNPO) - a computer program showing the biodiversity in the Great Lakes.

Boating and Underwater Recreation - (MSUE) - report evaluating the status and potential of Michigan's boating and underwater recreation resources.

Brooks Township Land Use Vision - recommendation of ways the health of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, forests and prairies can be improved.

Clam River Watershed Nonpoint Pollution Control Action Plan - the identification of three nonpoint pollution problems in the Clam River Watershed (1987). Contact MRWA.

Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region:
Impacts on Michigan Communities and Ecosystems - projections of future climate change using 100 years of historical data for Michigan. Reducing Heat-Trapping Emissions in Michigan - practical solutions to address the growing problem of global warming.

Conservation Blueprint for the Great Lakes - (The Nature Conservancy) - large-scale study to identify lands and waters critical to conservation of biodiversity in the Great Lakes Region.

Conservation Guidelines for Michigan Lakes and Associated Natural Resources - (O'Neal et al - MDNR) - identifies the general goals of MDNR fisheries and wildlife management program.

Consumer Power Company Recreation Use Study - 1993 study results on recreation use associated with Consumers Power Hydroelectric Projects on the Muskegon River. Contact MRWA.

Contaminants in Fishes from Great Lakes-Influenced Sections and above Dams of Three Michigan Rivers - 1994 & 1995 studies of concentrations of chemicals in composite samples of fishes and the adverse effects on bald eagles and mink which consume these fishes. Contact MRWA.

Contaminated Sites in the Muskegon River Watershed - listing of contaminated sites in the Muskegon River Watershed with site addresses, county, source, pollutant & status. Contact MRWA.

County Statistics - statistics for each Michigan County such as field crops planted and harvested, population, social, economic and housing characteristics, crime, etc.

Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration - (Hart, D.D., et al) - a spatial and temporal context for examining ecological responses to dam removal.

Developing a Watershed Management Plan for Water Quality - a guide to help local units of government, nonprofit organizations and citizens develop watershed management plans. Contact MRWA

Do Created Wetlands Replace the Wetlands that are Destroyed? - (USGS) - a fact sheet explaining what is wetland mitigation and the challenges and issues.

Dry Sand Prairie - (MNFI) - fact sheet giving an overview of their historic and current ranges in Michigan.

Dynamics of Alewife Recruitment Variability in Lake Michigan - (GLERL)

Ecology of Mysis relicta in the Great Lakes - (NOAA) - seeks an accurate assessment of mysis relicta and its abundance and distribution in the Great Lakes.

Effects of Residential Development on the Water Quality of Higgins Lake - 1995-99 study of the effects of residential development on the water quality of Higgins Lake.

Enterococci as Indicators of Lake Michigan Recreational Water Quality - (Kinzelman, J., et al) - a comparison of two methodologies and their impacts on public health regulatory events.

Envirofacts Information about Michigan - (EPA) - a website that provides access to several EPA databases to provide information about environmental activities.

Field Notes - Muskegon River Hydroelectric Phase I Survey - 1990 notes of descriptions of project sites and historical artifacts found. Contact MRWA.

Final Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - Ruddiman Creek, Muskegon, MI - 1999. Contact MRWA

Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands within the U.S. - overview of fish and wildlife resources, impact of Great Lakes water level fluctuations, common and scientific names for vegetation, fish and other wildlife. Contact MRWA.

Floristic Quality Assessment with Wetland Categories and Computer Application Programs for the State of Michigan. - (MDNR) - text only.

Freshwater Mussel Surveys of Great Lakes Tributary Rivers in Michigan - MDEQ, MDNR & MSUE - presents results of 2002 freshwater mussel surveys.

General Land Office Plats from original surveyor notes of the State of Michigan conducted in early to mid 1800s. - (MDNR) -
Clare County
Mecosta County
Missaukee County
Montcalm County
Muskegon County
Newaygo County
Osceola County
Roscommon County
Wexford County

Geologic Study of Sand Deposits in Michigan - (MDEQ) - a study to identify non-coastal dune sand deposits in Michigan.

Global Warming Effects on Great Lakes Water: More Precipitation But Less Water? - (NOAA) - different methods for determining the effect of global warming for Great Lakes net basin supplies and water level.

Great Lakes Areas of Concern - (EPA) - 43 areas of concern (AOC) have been identified and are included on this website, including Muskegon Lake.

Great Lakes Basin - (USFWS) - fact sheet about Great Lakes Basin including shoreline, tributary, island and drainage measurements.

Great Lakes Bathymetry - (NOAA) - shows Great Lakes Bathymetric data maps.

Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands - Working Paper - a focused synthesis of the state of Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Contact MRWA.

Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk - introduction to the Great Lakes Region and the projected impacts of climate change on natural and managed ecosystems.

Great Lakes in the Balance: Protecting our Ecosystem's Rich Natural Legacy - (EPA) - The Nature Conservancy - celebrates diversity of life in the Great Lakes basin and the many efforts to protect its lands and waters.

Great Lakes Regional Aquatic Gap Analysis - Preserving Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Basin - (USGS) - goal is to keep common species common.

Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database Repository - Annual Report - (GLC) - 2002 information about the database that fulfills the recommendation in the Great Lakes Charter of 1985.

Habitat Rehabilitation in the Great Lakes - Techniques for Enhancing Biodiversity - (Environment Canada) - provides a planning framework that assists users in designing projects for a wide range of species.

Habitat Suitability Index Models (USFWS):
Blacknose Dace
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Chinook Salmon
Creek Chub
Flathead Catfish
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass
Northern Pike
Pink Salmon
Warmouth
White Sucker

Higgins Lake Watershed Management Plan - (Huron Pines RC&D) - a management plan for nonpoint source pollution reduction. Contact MRWA.

Hydrogeologic Framework of Mississippian Rocks in the Central Lower Peninsula of Michigan - (USGS) - describes the hydrogeology and hydraulic properties of geologic units of Mississippian age in Michigan.

Hydrogeologic Framework of the Michigan Basin Regional Aquifer System - (USGS) - describes geologic and hydrogeologic unites, delineates boundaries of aquifers, etc.

Implementation of Cultural Resources Management Plans for Consumers Energy Hydroelectric Projects on the Manistee, AuSable & Muskegon Rivers - shows archaeological sites around Hardy Pond and Croton Pond. Contact MRWA.

Inland Lakes Zebra Mussel Infestation Monitoring Program Record - (MI Sea Grant) - list of lakes and counties where zebra mussels have infested.

Inland Lake Maps by Michigan County - (MDNR) - maps of inland Michigan lakes with outline and contour, shore and bottom features, vegetation, etc.

Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) 2004 - provides a summary of the status of the Lake Michigan ecosystems.

Lake Michigan Lake Wide Management Plan 2006 - (EPA) - executive summary of status of Lake Michigan ecosystem.

Landscape-Based Models that Predict July Thermal Characteristics of Lower Michigan Rivers - (MDNR) - illustrates importance of catchment- and local-scale attributes in controlling instream habitat.

Local forecast by City, State and Zip - (NOAA) - current temperature and weekly forecasts.

Love Handles in Aquatic Ecosystems: The Role of Dissolved Organic Carbon Drawdown, Resuspended Sediments and Terrigenous Inputs in the Carbon Balance of Lake Michigan (pdf)

Lower Muskegon River Preliminary Habitat Assessment. Contact MRWA.

Lower Muskegon River Streambank Erosion Survey - 1998 - contact MRWA.

MORE INFORMATION FROM THE MUSKEGON CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

MDEQ Wetland Identification Manual

Mercury and elements in Counties of Upper Midwestern U.S. - (USGS) - data about mercury and elements in each county calculated from cells in geochemical grid plotting.

Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems - (USGS) - report showing states with at least one fish consumption advisory for mercury and other information.

Michigan Coastal nonpoint source program - 1995 - coastal nonpoint source management areas delineated. Contact MRWA.

Michigan Environmental Briefing Book 2005-2006 - (MEC)

Michigan Lake Finder - database of Michigan lakes by name, county or fish species. Also, gives depth, acreage and fish species of each lake.

Michigan Land Resource Project - land use projections (2020 & 2040) for the entire state of Michigan using GIS. Contact MRWA.

Michigan Natural Community Types - (MNFI)

Michigan State Fact Sheet & County-level Poverty Rates - (USDA) - statistics on population and employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities and more.

Michigan's Environmental History Project - (MI Environmental Council) - pictures with script of Michigan's environmental history.

Michigan's Goermaere-Anderson Wetland Protection Act - (MDEQ) - the 1979 public act 203 and administrative rules.

Michigan's Natural Resources and Environment: A Citizen's Guide - an introduction to Michigan's natural resources and the state's efforts to manage and protect our environment.

Michigan Wetlands Yours to Protect - what wetlands are, why they are important, activities that impact wetland functions.

Midwestern Ephemeral Wetlands - A Vanishing Habitat - (EPA) - a definition, the wildlife that depend on these wetlands and threats facing them.

Moving Mud - (EPA) - remediating Great Lakes contaminated sediments.

Muskegon Lake Community Action Plan - 2002 - Remedial Action Plan Update. Contact MRWA.

Muskegon Lake Watershed Management Plan - (Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber) - description of Watershed characteristics, pollutants and recommendations for treatment, prevention and reduction of pollution.

Muskegon River Management Plan - companion to Muskegon River Watershed Assessment (below). These documents provide a comprehensive watershed plan to aid Fisheries Division and partners. Contact Rich O'Neal, DNR

Muskegon River Streambank Erosion Inventory - original plan was to inventory the Muskegon River and all tributaries, organize data and develop detailed maps but because of funding only some of the inventory was done. Contact MRWA.

Muskegon River Watershed Assessment - 1997 - (MDNR) - Special Report #19.

Muskegon River Watershed Project - GVSU

Muskegon Station - GLERL Real-time Meteorological Observation Network - shows current wind speed and direction, air temp, dew point, humidity, etc., in Muskegon MI.

Natural Newaygo, Brooks Township Land Use Vision Project - identification guide to the natural features of the Newaygo area.

Natural Recruitment of Salmonids in the Muskegon River, MI - proposes using fixed-location, split-beam hydracoustics technology in the Muskegon River to estimate absolute abundance and production of out-migating smolts. Contact MRWA.

Normal basin recharge rates at selected USGS streamflow gaging stations in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan - gaging station locations and basin recharge rates of lower Michigan streams.

Our Great Lakes - information mainly from the State of the Great Lakes 2003 report.

Overview of the Michigan Rivers Inventory (MRI) Project - (MDNR) - overall purpose of the MRI has been to study comparative ecology of Michigan Rivers.

Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Muskegon River Hydroelectric Projects (Croton, Hardy and Rogers)

Phase I Final Report for the Muskegon River Initiative Assessment - (Keiser & Assoc) - evaluation of existing organizational infrastructure and knowledge base for serving the needs of the Great Lakes Fishery Trust's "River Initiative".

Preliminary Investigation of the Extent of Sediment Contamination in Muskegon Lake (EPA)

Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes - (IJC)

Public Act 148:Groundwater Inventory and Map Project - (MDEQ)

Purple Loosestrife in Michigan - (MI Sea Grant) - the arrival, distribution, botanical information, habitat and growth strategy, ecological effects and control measures concerning purple loosestrife.

Real-time Data For Michigan - (USGS) - real-time data for water quality and streamflow.

Real-time Data for Michigan - (USGS) - statewide streamflow table.

Research Monitoring of the Lake Michigan Ecosystem Research - (NOAA) - monitor and assess the health of the Lake Michigan ecosystem.

Reservoir Shoreline inspections of Consumers Energy Hydroelectric projects on the Muskegon, Manistee & AuSable Rivers - inspections with prehistoric findings noted. Contact MRWA.

Riparian Buffers for Agricultural Land - (USFS) - fact sheet defining what a riparian buffer is and the benefits.

Road Stream Crossing Watershed Database - (MDEQ) - Muskegon River Watershed road stream crossing survey. Contact MRWA.

Ruddiman Creek (Muskegon, MI) - Phase II Site Investigation Report. Contact MRWA.

Selected Chemical Trends in Sediments in Higgins Lake - (MDEQ) - four major processes controlling chemical loading to Higgins Lake.

Site Inventory for Michigan - (USGS) - discharge information at gaging locations in Michigan.

Shoreline data - (NOAA) - topographic relief map of Michigan with other shoreline data.

Slow and Steady Defines Dam Sediment Management Plan - short article about the Big Rapids Dam Removal. Contact MRWA.

Soil Survey - Muskegon County - Contact MRWA.

Soil Survey - Osceola County. Contact MRWA.

Soil Survey of Lake and Wexford Counties. Contact MRWA.

Soil Survey of Mecosta County. Contact MRWA.

Soil Survey of Newaygo County. Contact MRWA.

Status of Restoration Activities in Great Lakes Areas of Concern - (IJC) - info on how much has been done in areas of concern.

Surface Water Data for Michigan - (USGS) - contains more than 850,000 station years of time-series data that describe stream levels, streamflow, reservoir and lake levels, surface water-quality, etc.

The Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Great Lakes Ecosystem - (EPA) - issues and opportunities concerning the conservation of biological diversity in the Great Lakes Ecosystem.

The Great Lakes Green Book - (GLU) - a grassroots restoration agenda for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem. Contact MRWA.

The Great Lakes Watershed - a CD containing Great Lakes images, atlas, info about native people and early settlement, past problems and future outlook.

The Retreat of Glaciers in the Midwestern U.S. - (State of Illinois Museum) - five maps tracing the retreat of Ice Age glaciers.

The State of Lake Michigan in 2000 - (GLFC)

Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference Model of Groundwater System Underlying the Muskegon County Wastewater Disposal facility - (USGS) - abstract.

Towards a New Conservation Vision for the Great Lake Region - (The Nature Conservancy) - sites that represent progress toward identifying a vision for biodiversity conservation in the Great Lakes Region.

Types of Wetlands - (EPA) - brief descriptions of the major types of wetlands found in the US.

Understanding Your Watershed - (MSU) - a web-based mapping program utilizing the capabilities of GIS.

Wasting Our Water Wonderland - (Cyndi Roper) - a closer look at Michigan's sewage overflows, reporting laws and recommendations.

Water Area and Land Area Percentages by County.

Water Levels Databases - (NOAA) - shows current and past water levels of the Great Lakes.

Water Levels - The Great Lakes - (Environment Canada) - fact sheet about reasons the water levels in the Great Lakes are changing.

Water Management - (MDEQ) - activities that have potential impacts to the public trust, riparian rights, or may impair or destroy the waters or other natural resources are regulated by MDEQ. This site includes a list of contacts and other information.

Water Resources Data Michigan Water Year 2001 - contains streamflow and water quality records for the Muskegon River. Contact MRWA.

Water Resources Management Decision Support System for the Great Lakes - (GLC) - compiles and synthesizes information on the status of Great Lakes water resources.

Wetland Monitoring and Assessment - (EPA) - reasons why we should monitor wetlands.

Wetland Restoration - (EPA) - what and why wetlands should be restored.

What's Facing US Dams - current issues and changing protocol about dams including the Big Rapids dam removal. Contact MRWA.

What Wetlands Do for You: The Value of Great Lakes Basin Wetlands - (GLAHNF) - fact sheet describing wetlands and their value and diverseness.

White Lake, Muskegon Lake and Muskegon River Studies - a list of available studies on White Lake, Muskegon Lake and the Muskegon River which are available at the Muskegon Conservation District.