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Galien River

River in Michigan, past New Buffalo

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

Sources checked: a public source (last successful check 2026-11-05 06:08 UTC); a public source (last successful check 2026-11-05 06:08 UTC); EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List (last successful check 2026-11-05 06:12 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC. · Updated

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Galien River in Michigan, last 12 months11 affecting this stretch: 1 reported on the Galien River; none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Galien River in Michigan, last 12 months1Reported on the Galien River in Michigan: 1 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0 (counted apart; together they need not equal the total)December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Galien River in Michigan, last 12 months4Reported on the Galien River in Michigan: 4 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Galien River in Michigan0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Galien River in Michigan0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

3 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2001 to 2026

24 reported discharges, 2001 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 23 reports that gave a volume as a number (1 did not).

1 of 24 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 17, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 5, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records: records from May 3, 2022 to the latest update (limited records)
  • mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list: records from January 1, 2001 to the latest update

Reports linked to Galien River

Reports linked to Galien River, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 10:59 AMCity of New Buffalo · Near [house number removed] S. Barton St. New Buffalo, MI 49117 near the intersection of US-12 - Manhole just off the road near the entrance to a parking lot · SSO · 2,500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:32 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Manhole near [house number removed] Weechick road - Area around lift station 62 · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:25 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Private Residence Address - Paved road, storm drain · SSO · 250 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMNew Buffalo Township · Manhole on Community Hall Road · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:02 PMNew Buffalo Township · Community Hall Rd Manhole about 800 feet east of red arrow hwy - community hall road manhole about 800 feet east of red arrow hwy · SSO · 14,910 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 AMNew Buffalo · LS [house number removed] N Franklin St (US12), New Buffalo Mi - LS 79 · SSO · 5,320 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:30 AMNew Buffalo · Private Residence Address - Air Release Valve Failure in Manhole · SSO · 6,912 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 PMNew Buffalo Township · Manhole near Red Arrow Hwy and Community Hall Rd · SSO · 28,160 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Mar 2 ’18, 8:30 AMNew Buffalo Township · Manhole near Red Arrow Hwy and Community Hall Rd · SSO · 16,200 gallons report · notice · mapended
GRSD Sewer Authority · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to Feb 22 ’18, 8:00 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · Bypass · 360,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Feb 22 ’18, 8:00 AMNew Buffalo Township · Manhole near Red Arrow Hwy and Community Hall Rd · SSO · 259,200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Oct 25 ’17, 7:59 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · Bypass · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:40 AMNew Buffalo · Manhole near Merchant St and Ramona Ct · SSO · 300 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:00 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Grsd WWTP · Bypass · 200,000 gallons in all mapended
to 7:00 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Grsd WWTP · Bypass · 500,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · US12 - 500' N of Bell Ave - Forcemain break along US12 · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:25 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Lift Station #2 - 200' east of train tracks on Community Hall Rd. · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:00 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · MH #63 near LS#2 on Community Hall Rd New Buffalo Twp, 700' East of Red Arrow Highway - MH #63 near LS#2 on Community Hall Rd · SSO · 20,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 16 ’08, 2:00 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · MH #63 near LS#2 on Community Hall Rd New Buffalo Twp, 700' East of Red Arrow Highway - MH #63 near LS#2 on Community Hall Rd · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jan 10 ’08, 11:30 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · Red Arrow Highway - 3/10th of a mile North of Krueger Rd. - Holes in forcemain on East side of the road · SSO · 50,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 25 ’07, 9:00 AMGRSD Sewer Authority · Lift Station #2 - 200' east of train tracks on Community Hall Rd. · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:30 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · Private Residence Address - 200' south of driveway, East side of road · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:15 PMGRSD Sewer Authority · Manhole 600' east of Red Arrow Highway on Community Hall Road - MH on Community Hall Road · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List, retrieved 2026-11-04 15:09 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Michigan by year: 2026 (1 here) · 2023 (1 here) · 2022 (1 here) · 2020 (1 here) · 2019 (1 here) · 2018 (7 here) · 2017 (1 here) · 2016 (3 here) · 2015 (1 here) · 2013 (1 here) · 2012 (1 here) · 2009 (1 here) · 2008 (2 here) · 2007 (3 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: GRSD Sewer Authority, Village of Galien, City of New Buffalo.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Galien River on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

24 records linked to this water, besides 1 earlier version or duplicate. Updated .