Celebrating 40 Years of Protecting Northern Michigan's Water Resources
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Protecting Northern Michigan's water resources since 1979.
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About Us
Board of Directors
Meet the Staff
>
Employment Opportunities
Internship Opportunities
Resources
Annual Reports
Current Reflections Newsletter
Inventories and Surveys
Monitoring Reports
News Spotlights
Watershed Management Plans
Our Waters
Great Lakes
>
Great Lakes Water Levels
>
Current, Historic, and Projected
Groundwater
Inland Lakes
Rivers and Streams
Watersheds
Wetlands
Our Work
Green Infrastructure
>
Bioswale
Freshwater Center
Fertilizing Tips
Native Plants
Greenbelts
Green Roofs
Permeable Pavers
Rain Barrels
Rain Gardens
Monitoring Programs
>
Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring
Pharmaceuticals in Our Waters
Policy and Advocacy
>
Federal Policy Initiatives
Local Policy Initiatives
Policy and Advocacy Resources
State Policy Initiatives
State and Federal Resources
Restoration
>
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Projects
Road/Stream Crossings
Small Dam Removal
Technical Services
Youth Education
>
Water Resources Education Program
Watershed Academy
Hot Topics
Aquatic Invasive Species
Clean Boating
>
Mobile Boat Washing
Climate Change
>
Preservation and Protection Tools
Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Tools
Wetland Management, Creation, and Restoration Tools
Climate Change Summit
High Water Levels
PFAS
Pipelines
>
Enbridge Energy Line 5
>
Crude vs Oil Sands
Alternatives to Line 5
Risk Analysis
>
Risk Analysis-QA
Agreements between Enbridge and the State of Michigan
Straits Tunnel Proposal
Line 5 Tunnel Permit Applications
Pipelines 101
Pipelines in Michigan
>
Northern Michigan Pipeline Symposium (2014)
>
Video of Symposium
Presentation Summary - PHMSA
Presentation - Enbridge
Presentation - EPA
Pipeline Symposium FAQ
Participating Agencies - Pipeline Symposium
Northern Michigan Pipeline Workshop (2015)
>
Video of Workshop
Pipeline Permitting in Michigan
>
Pipeline Permitting Players
Siting of Pipelines
Permitting for Water Resource Impacts
Citizen Involvement Guidelines
Pipeline Permitting Webinar
Pipeline Risks
Pipeline Safety
Pipeline Regulations
Oil Spill Response
Pipelines - How Can You Help
Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act
Additional Resources
Septic Systems
>
Septic Question
Stormwater Runoff
>
Stormwater Matters Campaign
Stormwater For Kids
Stormwater Glossary
Swimmer's Itch
Get Involved
Attend an Event
Volunteer
>
Volunteer Avian Botulism Monitoring
Volunteer Lake Monitoring
Volunteer Stream Monitoring
Donate
Inland Lakes in our Service Area
The Watershed Council service area includes:
14 lakes with a surface area of 1,000 acres or more,
38 lakes between 100 - 1,000 acres,
184 between 10 - 100 acres, and
1,600 lakes with less than 10 acres.
Douglas Lake, Cheboygan County
Adams Lake
Bass Lake
Beals Lake
Lake Bellaire
Ben-Way Lake
Birch Lake
Black Lake
Burt Lake
Lake Charlevoix
Clam Lake
Clear Lake
Crooked Lake
Deer Lake
Dog Lake
Douglas Lake -
Cheboygan County
Douglas Lake
- Otsego County
Elk Lake
Ellsworth Lake
Lake Geneserath
Lake Geneva
Hanley Lake
Huffman Lake
Intermediate Lake
Lancaster Lake
Lance Lake
Larks Lake
Long Lake
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Cheboygan County
Marion Lake
Millicoquins Lake
Mud Lake
Mullett Lake
Munro Lake
Nowland Lake
O'Neal Lake
Paradise Lake
(Carp Lake)
Pickerel Lake
Round Lake
Scotts Lake
Silver Lake
Six Mile Lake
Skegemog Lake
Spring Lake
St. Clair Lake
Susan Lake
Thayer Lake
Thumb Lake
(Lake Louise)
Torch Lake
Twin Lake
Walloon Lake
Wildwood Lake
Wilson Lake
Wycamp Lake