Rabbit River Watershed Project
The Upper Rabbit River Watershed, located in rural Allegan, Barry, and Ottawa Counties encompasses 91,210 acres of agricultural, urban and forested land. The Upper Rabbit River Watershed is approximately 60 percent agricultural land. The Rabbit River originates east of Wayland, MI, in Leighton Township, and flows westerly to join the Kalamazoo River at New Richmond, which then flows on to Lake Michigan. The Rabbit River is a State Designated Trout Stream, as are several of its tributaries. Very few rivers in southwestern Michigan are designated trout streams, making the Rabbit River a unique resource in our area.
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Primary Contact
Shawn McKenney
Project Manager
Rabbit/Gun River Watershed Projects
Allegan Conservation District
1668 Lincoln Road
Allegan, MI 49010
Ph 269-673-8965 ext. 3
Ph 269-673-9671
Rabbit River Streambank Restoration Site CMI#9
This rock rip-rap stream restoration project in Salem Township was a Clean Michigan Iniative Project. The Project was coordinated by the Allegan Conservation and Kalamazoo Conservation District in partnership with the Allegan County Road Commission. Over 300 feet of streambank was armored and protected using rock rip-rap and a small section of stream was left in a more natural state using a tree revetment. Special thanks to Bill Nelson and Georganne for their time and patience during the Project duration.
Total Project Cost: $107,000
Pollutant Load Reductions
Sediment: 45.8 tons
Phosphorous: 22.3lbs
Nitrogen: 77.9lbs
