Test your Knowledge of the Kalamazoo River Watershed

What is a watershed?

What larger body of water does the Kalamazoo River first flow into?

Which general direction does the Kalamazoo River flow?

Where does the Kalamazoo River start?

The Kalamazoo River Area of Concern:

How long will the clean up of Kalamazoo River sediment contaminated with PCBs and the removal of several old dams will take?

What is the MDHHS recommendation for eating fish caught from the Kalamazoo River between Morrow Dam near Comstock and Calkins Dam at Allegan? Select all that apply.

Where does the Kalamazoo River flow into Lake Michigan?

Which wildlife species are you likely to see if you are paddling on the Kalamazoo River in the summer?

Should someone paddling the river always wear a personal flotation device/life vest? Select all that apply.

Many people enjoy paddling and catch-and-release fishing on all parts of the Kalamazoo River every year, including by joining the popular Kanoe the Kazoo events

Although the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a “Do Not Eat” fish consumption advisory on the Kalamazoo River from Morrow Dam to the Calkins Dam, this contamination does not pose a risk to many recreational uses of the river.

What is the best source of science-based information about the Kalamazoo River, its restoration, and ways to enjoy and become stewards of the Kalamazoo River? Select all that apply.

One of the largest inland oil spills occurred in the Kalamazoo River Watershed as the result of a ruptured pipeline. In what year did this occur?

In what year was the Kalamazoo River Designated an “Area of Concern”?

The Kalamazoo River was designated as an Area of Concern (AOC) due to contamination from which of the following pollutants?

The Kalamazoo River has been impacted by historical PCB pollution from which industry?

Which city is the largest urban center along the Kalamazoo River?

Which county is NOT part of the Kalamazoo River Watershed?

Which company was responsible for the 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River Watershed?

Starting around October of 2019, which Kalamazoo River dam was drawn down inappropriately causing the release of hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sediment downstream?

What species is being reintroduced to the Kalamazoo river thanks to the work of the Match-e-be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe?