mORSE/cICERO cREEK sUBWATERSHED

The solutions to local water quality problems require the efforts of many – join us for a meeting and find a way to make a difference in the Cicero Creek Watershed!

Morse Reservoir and Cicero Creek are an important source of local drinking water for thousands of central Indiana residents.  Recognizing this, the Morse Waterways Association and leaders from the UWRWA sought and received a Department of Natural Resources Lake and River Enhancement grant to complete a holistic study of possible pollution sources to the streams and reservoir.  The study will conclude with written Watershed Management Plan (WMP) that will help develop an approach to improve local water quality.  Recommendations from the project will rely on voluntary involvement from many landowners and residents in the watershed.  The WMP will help leverage funds for such future cost share projects with residents. 

The Cicero Creek Watershed which contributes water to Morse Reservoir is approximately 144,278 acres.  Cicero Creek, the major stream in the watershed, starts in Clinton County; however, Cicero Creek and its tributaries pass through 3 other counties (Boone, Hamilton, & Tipton) and total more than 198 miles of stream.  Thirty-nine percent (39%) of the streams in the watershed do not meet State water quality standards.  There are 17 active confined feeding operations in the watershed.  Towns/cities in the Cicero Creek Watershed include Tipton (Tipton Co), and Atlanta, Arcadia, Cicero, Noblesville, and Sheridan (Hamilton Co). 

Morse/Cicero Creek Watershed Map

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