At Work For Over Sixty Years
Maintaining 33 miles of channel to ensure that flood waters will recede from the land, quickly and efficiently.
The Chippewa Subdistrict was established in 1960 for the purpose of reducing flooding and periods of inundation.
The Chippewa Subdistrict of the MWCD was established in 1960 to manage and maintain the Chippewa Flood Control Project for the purpose of reducing flooding and periods of inundation.
Our goal is to efficiently and effectively manage this flood control system while encouraging the wise use of our watershed and its natural resources.
The construction of the dams and modifications to Chippewa Creek and its tributaries through the Chippewa Watershed Project were funded through a federal program. Funding for the ongoing maintenance of the creek channel, flood control structures, banks and berms comes from an assessment of local land owners in the Chippewa Subdistrict.
For more information on assessments, visit our Assessments Page
As part of our dam inspection program, this year we dewatered all the dams with impact basins, so a more thorough inspection can be performed, and compromised components can be identified and addressed if necessary.
Constant maintenance is required with many structures over 6 decades years old. Last year, on the Chippewa Creek, we performed bank restoration & replacement of a large tile pipe structure. The pipe was made of metal pipe and had deteriorated over the past 60 years and was failing, impacting the river bank, and causing poor drainage on the landowner's property. This structure was replaced with HDPP pipe to ensure that it will function as engineered for many decades, and the bank was restored and solidified with riprap.