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Rapid City and Clearwater Township, Gateway to the Chain of Lakes
Clearwater Township, located in the northwest quadrant of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, occupies an area of extraordinarily beautiful topography and is known regionally as the “Gateway to the Chain of Lakes.” Traversed by the Rapid River, bounded on the north by Torch Lake and on the west by the Torch River and Lake Skegemog, the Township is advantageously positioned along the major waterways of The Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed.  This watershed drains fourteen lakes, and their interconnecting rivers, in a 500 square mile area of land across Antrim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse and Kalkaska Counties. The waters of this watershed finally reach the mouth of Elk River in Elk Rapids, where they flow into the Grand Traverse Bay and join Lake Michigan. 

Reflecting the important presence of these waterways in Clearwater Township, approximately one quarter of the Township’s land area is devoted to public recreational uses such as hiking, fishing, swimming, boating, and camping in the summer and hunting, snowmobiling, snow-shoeing, and cross-country skiing in the winter in the Township’s forests, conservation areas, rivers, lakes and streams.

Clearwater Township Summer 2025 property taxes are now due.


For complete details on how to make a payment, view your parcel information, print a receipt, or access any tax-related resources, please visit our Tax Information Page.

  • Receipts will not be mailed, even if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. To obtain a receipt, please visit the Tax Information Page and view your parcel online.

  • Payments that are made by check – checks must be handwritten, legible, and must match the written and numeric amounts. Any checks with discrepancies may be returned.

  • Do not tape or staple envelopes or checks. These damage processing equipment and may delay your payment.

Thank you for your cooperation.



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