Watershed

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The Combined Downriver Watershed is located within Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. The Detroit River, the Frank and Poet Drain, and the Blakely Drain are the three primary water courses within the watershed. The watershed drains an area of approximately 85.9 square miles in a relatively urbanized region, including a portion of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in the headwater region of the Frank and Poet Drain.

The following communities and entities are participating in the development of the Watershed Management Plan:

Brownstown Township
Grosse Ile Township
Huron Township
City of Gibralter
City of Riverview
City of Romulus
City of Southgate
City of Taylor
City of Woodhaven
City of Wyandotte
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Wayne County
Wayne County Airport Authority

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