Michigan Water Science Center
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5071
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Water Resources of Lake St. Clair and its U.S. TributariesIn 2003, the Lake St. Clair Regional Monitoring Project (LSCRMP) partners, consisting of the Macomb County Health Department, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc., Oakland County Drain Commission, St. Clair County Health Department, Wayne County Department of the Environment, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Geological Survey, developed plans for a 3-year comprehensive assessment of the hydrological, chemical, and physical state of the surface water of Lake St. Clair and its tributaries. The program was in response to citizens concerns about public health issues such as beach closings, drinking water threats, and fish consumption advisories. The study included continuous water-quality monitoring at 13 fixed stations; automatic and discrete (grab) sampling during 10 wet weather events; continuous and miscellaneous streamflow measurements at 23 locations; rainfall monitoring at 5 locations, sampling of 4 lakes, and analyses of historical water-and bed-sediment-quality data. Descriptions of the LSCRMP and data collected during the project are available at http://www.lakestclairdata.net. The USGS, working as cooperative project partner, documented their findings in the following reports:
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