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The Upper Subwatershed encompasses 91.37 square miles and includes portions of eight cities and townships in both Wayne and Oakland Counties. It lies in the northern central portion of the Rouge River Watershed in Southeastern Michigan. All of the rainwater that falls on this land area flows over the land, into storm drains, or through groundwater to the Upper Branch of the Rouge River that flows in a southeasterly path.

The population within the subwatershed as estimated in 1990 by the United States Census Bureau was 176,896 representing 66,364 households. The population in the subwatershed is projected to grow to 186,843, (82,157 households) by 2025 according to estimates generated by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG).

Participating Members

Commerce Township	Farmington Hills	City of Farmington
City of Livonia	Michigan Department of Transportation	Township of Northville
City of Novi	Oakland County	Wayne County
	West Bloomfield Township

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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency grants number X995743-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06, and number C995743-01.