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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 designated AOC covers the entire River Rouge watershed including 48 communities that drain 466 square miles of southeastern Michigan into the Detroit River. [11] Sources of pollution include municipal and industrial discharges, sewer overflows, and several nonpoint source pollution (e.g., storm water runoff). [10]
Much of the land surrounding the Detroit River is urbanized and, in some places, heavily industrialized. This has resulted in excessive water pollution from the unregulated dumping of chemicals and industrial waste for many decades. Much of the garbage and sewage from Detroit's rapid industrialization found its way into the river.
The lower Rouge River near Ford Field park in Dearborn on Friday, April 19, 2024. A new study grades Southeast Michigan's five rivers and their watersheds: Detroit, Rouge, Clinton, Huron and Raisin.
The study found that Flint water was "very corrosive" and "causing lead contamination in homes". It concluded in its report that "Flint River water leaches more lead from plumbing than does Detroit water. This is creating a public health threat in some Flint homes that have lead pipe or lead solder." [164] [189] [190]
In 2018, the river suddenly began to change color due to gold mining. The river recorded the highest level of microplastics ever reported in river water globally in early 2024. [16] [17] Plastic pollution, heavy metals and cyanide contamination as a result of illegal gold mining, and human generated waste. [18] Threatening the Osun Osogbo ...
The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a ...
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]