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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.
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This is a list of rivers in the continental United States by average discharge (streamflow) in cubic feet per second. All rivers with average discharge more than 15,000 cubic feet per second are listed.
The Ecorse River is an 18.8-mile-long (30.3 km) [2] river in southern Michigan. Because of its small size, it is often identified as Ecorse Creek. It flows through the Downriver section of Metro Detroit, and is a tributary of the Detroit River. The early French settlers named it the Rivière aux Écorces ("bark river"). [3]
Heavy rain flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas Strip with water and temporarily closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit. Parts of the ...
Louisville Metro Police said its river patrol and swift water rescue teams were assisting area fire departments with high water aid. ... In Detroit, the National Weather Service said wind chill ...
Currents for the following locations on the Detroit River are given at high water flow of 210,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), medium water flow of 184,00 cfs, and low water flow of 170,000 cfs, respectively. (18) Peche Island Light: 1.5 mph, 1.4 mph, 1.2 mph... Chapter 7 Detroit River, US Coast Pilot - BoatNerd.Com
Energy generation is a large user of water. From damming rivers to generate electricity, to power plant cooling, to the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant. [5] Irrigation and industrial uses also account for water usage. [5] Bottled water such as BlueTriton Brands Ice Mountain is extracted and bottled in Michigan. [6]