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| Detroit River | |
| Rivière du Détroit | |
 Windsor police passing by the Renaissance Center
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| Countries | United States, Canada |
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| State | Michigan |
| Province | Ontario |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Ecorse River, River Rouge |
| - right | Little River, River Canard |
| Cities | United States: Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park, River Rouge, Ecorse, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Grosse Ile, Gibraltar, Canada: Tecumseh, Windsor, La Salle, Amherstburg |
| Source | Lake St. Clair |
| - elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°21′07″N 82°55′03″W / 42.35194°N 82.91750°W |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
| - elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°03′06″N 83°09′05″W / 42.05167°N 83.15139°W |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Basin | 700 sq mi (1,813 km²) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 188,000 cu ft/s (5,324 m³/s) |
 Location of the Detroit River in the United States
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 Landsat satellite photo showing the St. Clair River (top), Lake St. Clair (center), and the Detroit River connecting it to Lake Erie (bottom)
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The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system.[1] The river connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. It forms part of the border between Canada and the United States. It is 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) long.[2] It divides the cities of Detroit and Windsor. It is one of the busiest waterways in the world.[3]
The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which means River of the Strait.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Environmental Protection Agency (29 April 2009). "Detroit River Area of Concern". Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 7, 2011
- ↑ Nolan, Jenny (11 February 1997). "How the Detroit River shaped lives and history". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
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