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The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife refuge in North America. [2] Established in 2001 and managed jointly by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, it is located in a major metropolitan area. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is one of over 540 ...
Zug Island. / 42.28278°N 83.11139°W / 42.28278; -83.11139. Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
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.
Mud Island is an island in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, [2] [3] in southeast Michigan. [4] [5] [6] It is in Wayne County. [7] [8] Its coordinates are 42°14′20″N 83°08′27″W [1]; the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 584 ft (178 m) in 1980. [1] Once owned by National Steel, [3] white bass and ...
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The River Raisin ( Ottawa: Nummasepee, "River of Sturgeon") is a 135-mile-long (217 km) river in southeast Michigan, United States, that flows in a generally easterly direction through glacial sediments before emptying into Lake Erie. The River Raisin drainage basin covers approximately 1,072 square miles (2,780 km 2) in the Michigan counties ...
Bluegill were among the species of fish tested in Michigan. Fourteen different PFAS chemicals were detected, with a range of 11,000 to 133,000 parts per trillion. One chemical in particular, known ...
Sugar Island is a small island in the Detroit River [1] between Grosse Ile and Boblo Island. Sugar Island is part of Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, and lies about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the border with Canada. Currently the island is uninhabited and was recently converted to a wildlife refuge by the US Fish and ...