Levee systems in Michigan
54 systems on the federal register, with 61,117 people recorded living behind the 54 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
54
current records
People behind them
61,117
across 54 systems
Miles of levee
92.1
across 52 systems
Not accredited
89%
48 of 54
01
Every system in Michigan
54 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Levee/Floodwall | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 26,649 | 1.34 miles |
| Grand Rapids Levee/Floodwall RB North | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 13,378 | 2.04 miles |
| Fox Creek Levee | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | Accredited | 3,113 | Not published |
| Hampton Township Shoreline System | Essexville, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 2,910 | 10.0 miles |
| Battle Creek, East Bank | Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 2,714 | 0.55 miles |
| Maumee Bay and Ottawa River - Toledo - Point Place | Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio | Accredited | 2,274 | 3.65 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #28 | Burt, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 1,816 | 6.54 miles |
| Frankenmuth Levee System | Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan | Accredited | 1,501 | 0.14 miles |
| Detroit Beach Protection System | Detroit Beach, Monroe County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 1,459 | 1.14 miles |
| Luna Pier System | Luna Pier, Monroe County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 1,346 | 1.78 miles |
| Sebewaing River, North Bank | Sebewaing, Huron County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 579 | 0.31 miles |
| Grand Rapids North Levee/Floodwall | Walker, Kent County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 576 | 0.17 miles |
| Ann Arbor Wastewater Treatment Plant | Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan | Accredited | 557 | 0.55 miles |
| Sebewaing River, South Bank | Sebewaing, Huron County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 365 | 0.62 miles |
| Atlas Mill Levee | Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 303 | 0.45 miles |
| Estral Beach System | Estral Beach, Monroe County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 299 | 1.94 miles |
| Plaster Creek Levee | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | Accredited | 274 | 0.52 miles |
| Swartz Creek, Right Bank | Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 122 | 0.21 miles |
| St Charles, Bad River Confluence System | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 101 | 0.66 miles |
| Thread Creek South Bank | Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 91 | 0.40 miles |
| St Charles, South Fork Bad River System | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 77 | 0.20 miles |
| Township of Plymouth Levee Left bank | Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 67 | 1.06 miles |
| Saginaw Segment #35 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 57 | 3.94 miles |
| Brownstown Township, Labo Island System | Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 56 | 0.63 miles |
| Grodi Road Area System | Luna Pier, Monroe County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 54 | 2.00 miles |
| Brownstown Township, Milliman Island System | Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 50 | Not published |
| Grand Rapids WWTP | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | Accredited | 49 | 1.43 miles |
| Grosse Pointe Levee | Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 38 | 0.13 miles |
| Saginaw Segment #36 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 37 | 1.87 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #9 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 28 | 1.83 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #11 | Burt, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 27 | 5.24 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #8 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 26 | 3.91 miles |
| Township of Plymouth Levee Right bank | Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 26 | 0.98 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #33 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 22 | 3.06 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #1 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 14 | 3.07 miles |
| Saginaw Segment #34 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 12 | 2.66 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #31 | Burt, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 11 | 1.03 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #7 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 9 | 6.47 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #10 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 8 | 0.80 miles |
| Harrison Township, Venetian Drive System | Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 6 | 0.83 miles |
| Township of Merritt Levee 2 | Reese, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 6 | 3.13 miles |
| Township of Merritt Levee 4 | Essexville, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 5 | 1.39 miles |
| Grosse Pointe Levee 2 | Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 4 | 0.16 miles |
| Township of Merritt Levee 3 | Reese, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 1 | 1.16 miles |
| Battle Creek, West Bank | Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.08 miles |
| Flint River, Left Bank | Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.15 miles |
| Hampton Consumers Energy System | Essexville, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.95 miles |
| Paw Paw River | Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.15 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #2 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.68 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #3 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.37 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #4 | Shields, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.86 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #5 | St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.79 miles |
| Saginaw County Levees - Segment #6 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.92 miles |
| Township of Merritt Levee 1 | Reese, Bay County, Michigan | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.08 miles |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.