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Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin. It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Michigan County History and atlases, digitized database, including Powers, Perry F., assisted by H.G. Cutler, A History of Northern Michigan and its People (1912) Michigan County names per the Michigan government. Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine; Table of dates counties laid out and organized; History of the name Sheboygan
The Pigeon River is a small river flowing to Lake Michigan on the western Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.The river is approximately 12.9 miles (20.8 km) long [4] [a] and drains an area of 61.7 square miles (160 km 2) [6] [b] in a generally rural area situated between the cities of Holland and Grand Haven.
Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula is relatively mountainous in the west. The Porcupine Mountains, which are part of one of the oldest mountain chains in the world, [3] rise to an altitude of almost 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and form the watershed between the streams flowing into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Terrain in the Sycamore Creek watershed is generally rolling, with hilly and swampy sections. [7] According to a watershed management plan for the Red Cedar River submitted in 2015 by the Michigan State University Institute of Water Research (IWR), [8] the Sycamore Creek watershed had a population of approximately 72,975 at the 2010 census, [a] with most of that population living in the lower ...
The Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, commonly known as the Chain of Lakes, is a 75-mile-long (121 km) waterway consisting of 14 lakes and connecting rivers in the northwestern section of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, which empty into Lake Michigan. The watershed includes 500 square miles (1,300 km 2) in Antrim ...
In July 2014, two Olympic-sized pools and a bath house were reopened at Rouge Park as part of a $5.5 million park renovation project. [17] Covering 1,184-acre (479 ha), River Rouge is the largest park in the city. In contrast, the more well-known Belle Isle State Park of Detroit covers 982 acres (397 ha).
Antrim County (/ ˈ æ n t r ə m / AN-trəm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the population was 23,431. [ 2 ] The county seat is Bellaire . [ 3 ]