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The Straits of Mackinac (/ ˈmækənɔː / MAK-ə-naw; French: Détroit de Mackinac) are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan 's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge. The main strait is 3⁄ miles (5.6 kilometers) wide with a maximum depth of 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms), [2] and connects the Great ...
42°38′00″N 82°50′00″W / 42.63333°N 82.83333°W / 42.63333; -82.83333. Area. 3 acres (1.2 ha) The Riviere au Vase site (20MB3) is located in Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, in southeastern Michigan. The site is on the Riviere au Vase near where it empties into Lake St. Clair. It is classified as a prehistoric, Late ...
This is large enough to handle ocean-going vessels ("salties") that must also pass through the smaller locks in the Welland Canal. The first vessel through was the SS Carl D. Bradley. Per 33 CFR § 207.440 (v), "The maximum overall dimensions of vessels that will be permitted to transit MacArthur Lock are 730 feet in length and 75 feet in width ...
Coordinates: 47°06′49″N 88°31′18″W. Keweenaw Waterway with Portage Lake in center, 2010. Photo by Doc Searles. The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland. Parts of the waterway are variously known as the ...
The reactor vessel head (top) was removed. October 1985: Defueling began. July 1986: The off-site shipment of reactor core debris began. August 1988: GPU submitted a request for a proposal to amend the TMI-2 license to a "possession-only" license and to allow the facility to enter long-term monitoring storage. January 1990: Defueling was ...
At a total area of 97,990 square miles (253,800 km 2) – including those territorial waters – Michigan is the largest state east of the Mississippi River, and the eleventh largest state overall. More than half of the state's land area – 30,156 square miles (78,100 km 2) – is still forest. The state lies roughly between 41° and 49 ...
Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that is entirely within the United States; the others form a water boundary between the United States and Canada. The lakes are divided among the jurisdictions of the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New ...
List of counties in Michigan. There are 83 counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The boundaries of these counties have not changed substantially since 1897. However, throughout the 19th century, the state legislature frequently adjusted county boundaries. County creation was intended to fulfill the goal of establishing government over ...