RRWC, Michigan

River Raisin Watershed Fact Sheet

  • The entire watershed is approximately 1,072 square miles - roughly the size of the state of Rhode Island.
  • The River Raisin is approximately 150 miles long.
  • As of 2000, the watershed was home to 140,000 people.
  • The watershed contains areas of five Michigan Counties: Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Jackson, Hillsdale, and a portion of Fulton County Ohio.
  • The Watershed contains approximately 429 lakes & ponds.
  • The Watershed contains 3,000 miles of man-made drainage systems.
  • It contains 22 main stem dams and 38 tributary dams.
  • It is said to be the world's "crookedest river."
  • River Raisin Watershed land uses in 2000:
    • Agriculture - 65%
    • Urbanized Areas - 11%
    • Wetlands - 8%
    • Forested - 7%
    • Grassland - 7%


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on Dec. 4, 2008 12:16 pm