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The Detroit River is an international river in North America. The river, which forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system. The river divides the metropolitan ...
Celeron Island ( 42°04′51″N 83°10′27″W) is a 68-acre (27.5 ha) island near the mouth of the Detroit River at Lake Erie. Celeron Island is the southernmost island within Grosse Ile Township and sits at an elevation of 571 feet (174 m) above sea level. [7] Due to erosion, it now comprises two separate islands.
Peche Island. / 42.34583°N 82.92528°W / 42.34583; -82.92528. Peche Island ( French pronunciation anglicized to / ˈpiːtʃ /, therefore occasionally misspelled "Peach"), is an uninhabited, currently 86- acre (35 ha) (reduced by erosion from a 1965 measurement of 109 acres / 43.7 ha) Canadian island in the Detroit River, at its opening ...
The William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor (formerly named Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor) is a public recreation area located on the Detroit River just east of downtown Detroit, Michigan, on a portion of the city's International Riverfront. The state park 's 31 acres (13 ha) include wetlands, paved trails, and a 52-slip harbor of ...
L–M. Laughing Whitefish River. Leland River, also called the Carp River. Lincoln River. Little Betsie River ( Lower Peninsula of Michigan) Little Betsy River ( Upper Peninsula of Michigan) Little Black River (Cheboygan County) Little Black River (Gogebic County) Little Brevoort River.
Stony Island is an island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan.It has been used for hunting and fishing as long as humans have inhabited the region; from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, it was the site of a small settlement and served as a central location for the construction of the Livingstone Channel, as well as various civil engineering projects involving the Detroit ...
The River Rouge is a 127-mile (204 kilometer) [ 3] river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit . The river's roughly 467-square-mile (1,210 km 2) watershed includes all or parts of 48 municipalities, with a total ...
A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River near Belle Isle last year is, for now, immortalized in satellite images on Google Maps. The Mark W. Barker was marooned near the east end of Belle ...