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River Rouge (Michigan)

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Over 50% of the land surrounding the River Rouge is used for residential, industrial, and commercial purposes and development pressure continues to increase. Consequently, the river is highly polluted and was designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in
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River Rouge Park has been operated by the city of Detroit since the 1920s. Its boundary is formed by the railway to the north and West Warren to the south and by Outer Drive, West Parkway and Parkland on the west and Trinity and Burt Road on the east. In July 2014, two Olympic-sized pools and a bath
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The U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement defines an Area of Concern (AOC) as “geographic areas designated by the Parties where significant impairment of beneficial uses has occurred as a result of human activities at a local level.” The EPA and other environmental agencies are working to
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inland factory facilities. The plant was built between 1915 and 1927. It was the first manufacturing facility for automobiles that included within the plant virtually everything needed to produce the cars: blast furnaces, an open hearth mill, a steel rolling mill, a glass plant, a huge power plant,
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In 1986, a non-profit organization of concerned citizens called Friends of the Rouge was formed and began organizing an annual cleanup called Rouge Rescue, to raise awareness about the need to clean up the Rouge. In 1987, the entire watershed was designated a Great Lakes "area of concern" under the
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1987. The designated AOC covers the entire River Rouge watershed including 48 communities that drain 466 square miles of southeastern Michigan into the Detroit River. Sources of pollution include municipal and industrial discharges, sewer overflows, and several
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The River Rouge totals 127 miles (204 km) in length and is divided into four branches, the main, upper, middle, and lower branches. The upper branch flows into the main branch in northwest Detroit, just east of
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in 1972 made it unlawful to discharge any pollution from a point source into navigable waters, and the EPA's National Pollution Discharge Elimination Program was created to regulate these discharges.
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house were reopened at Rouge Park as part of a $ 5.5 million park renovation project. Covering 1,184-acre (479 ha), River Rouge is the largest park in the city. In contrast, the more well-known
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Ingersol Creek at Novi, close-up demonstrating wildlife habitat. At the time of this photo the city had begun tree removal and road construction within the greater riparian zone.
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In 1992, a massive project called the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project was implemented, and further cleanup measures are ongoing. The
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where it merges with the main branch near the southern boundary with Dearborn. Other municipalities that are part of the middle branch watershed are
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includes all or parts of 48 municipalities, with a total population of more than 1.35 million, and it drains a large portion of central and northwest
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Ingersol Creek at Novi. Note riparian buffer. Just outside the frame are a rail line and residential, industrial, and public recreation facilities
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in northwest Wayne County with the confluence of the "Walled Lake branch" and Johnson Drain. The Walled Lake branch rises in
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Henry Ford and Field and Factory: An Analysis of the Ford Sponsored Village Industries - Experiment in Michigan, 1918-1941
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Henry Ford used hydropower dams, like this one on the Rouge electrifying his estate, to power several "Village Industries"
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just north of the boundary with Dearborn. The lower branch joins less than two miles (3 km) downstream in Dearborn.
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A 2008 remedial action plan for the AOC identified nine “beneficial use impairments” associated with the pollution:
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and an assembly line. During the 1930s, some 100,000 workers were employed here. The plant has been designated as a
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Restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption, due to harmful PCBs, PAHs, and heavy metals in sediments and water.
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Until recently the river was heavily polluted, and in 1969 oil on the surface caught fire. The passage of the
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Since 1992 the Rouge River Bird Observatory has operated on the campus of University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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Aquatic Nuisance Control & Remedial Action Unit, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (2008).
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is an organization of governmental and non-governmental entities created in 2006 to manage the watershed.
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Dearborn campus. There is an aspiration to develop the greenway trail all the way to the Detroit River.
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and the southern edge of Detroit. Other municipalities that are part of the main branch watershed are
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In 1969 ... the oil-matted Rouge River in Detroit caught fire, shooting flames 50 feet in the air ...
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and Dearborn before joining the main branch. Other communities in the lower branch watershed include
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with the confluence of Minnow Pond Drain and Seeley Drain, where it flows mostly southeast through
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Beach closings, due to potential human health effects from body contact with the water
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in northeast Washtenaw County. From Northville, the middle branch flows south through
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This article is about the body of water in metropolitan Detroit. For other uses, see
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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Fish tumors or other deformities, that can be caused by chemical contaminants
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or undesirable algae, resulting from excessive nutrient runoff (particularly
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in Washtenaw County and flows mostly eastward into Wayne County through
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Tributaries of the middle branch include (from downriver to upriver)
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Franklin River (also known as the Franklin branch of the River Rouge)
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Tributaries of the upper branch include (from downriver to upriver)
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and enters the main branch in the northwest Detroit neighborhood of
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The trail has access points from Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, from
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The headwaters of the main branch rise in the southwest corner of
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said it plans to plant 1,500 trees at Rouge Park by mid-June 2014
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Farmbrook Branches (flow off river into two rivers running into
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River Rouge in Dearborn. The Southfield Freeway bridge is shown.
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River Rouge Park in Detroit is getting the attention it needs
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includes 138 acres (56 ha) donated to the city in 1936.
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Virtual tour of the Henry and Clara Ford 'Fair Lane' estate.
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The headwaters of the upper branch rise in southwestern
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The lower 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of the river south of
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The river's roughly 467-square-mile (1,210 km)
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It then flows mostly south through western 8: 904:Degradation on fish and wildlife populations 278:378.16 cu ft/s (10.708 m/s) ( 1273:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 920:, which form the base of aquatic food webs 855:restore the 27 remaining U.S. AOCs in the 454:and continues along the northern edges of 121:Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan 1091:United States Department of the Interior 1047:Other notable parks and recreation areas 512: 291: 1068: 1438:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1431: 1266: 1043:of Detroit covers 982 acres (397 ha). 36: 1326:Department of Environmental Equality. 1318: 1316: 1290: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1135: 1133: 983:The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village 362:Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 55:Man-made falls on the River Rouge at 7: 1602:Rivers of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1385:. Michigan Sea Grant. Archived from 1369:"Rouge River Gateway Greenway Trail" 1202:"Home | Environmental Services" 397:to allow freighter access to Ford's 1082:Geographic Names Information System 647:in a marshy drainage area south of 426:, and then flows southwest through 246:467 sq mi (1,210 km) 1597:Rivers of Oakland County, Michigan 1018:Rouge River Gateway Greenway Trail 675:, then along the northern edge of 25: 1509:—Detroit Free Press April 6, 2014 1153:Hugh McDiarmid, Jr. (July 2011). 930:Loss of fish and wildlife habitat 1607:Rivers of Wayne County, Michigan 1161:. Michigan Environmental Council 882:polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 80: 73: 49: 1218:. 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It flows into the 219:42.28809°N 83.1027°W 1515:Greening of Detroit 1337:"Henry Ford Estate" 1052:Lower Rouge Parkway 754:Walled Lake branch 657:Northville Township 601:Brightmoor, Detroit 504:Southfield Township 420:Bloomfield Township 215: /  155:42.63225; -83.17632 146: /  1612:Rivers of Michigan 1562:MI DEQ Rouge River 1401:"River Rouge Park" 992:Greenfield Village 963:, on the river in 818:Ypsilanti Township 806:Van Buren Township 728: 720: 534:Franklin, Michigan 519: 298: 224:42.28809; -83.1027 1537:, on the EPA site 1190:on June 25, 2018. 1113:watersgeo.epa.gov 1006:, his first car. 959:built an estate, 946:Eliza Howell Park 940:Eliza Howell Park 880:(e.g., mercury), 810:Plymouth Township 782:Superior Township 689:Commerce Township 661:Plymouth Township 627:Minnow Pond Drain 577:Commerce Township 399:River Rouge Plant 290: 289: 27:River in Michigan 16:(Redirected from 1624: 1494: 1493: 1482: 1476: 1475: 1468: 1462: 1461: 1450: 1444: 1443: 1437: 1429: 1427: 1426: 1417:. 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River Rouge Park
Rouge River (disambiguation)

Henry Ford
Fair Lane
River Rouge (Michigan) is located in Michigan
Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan
42°37′56″N 83°10′35″W / 42.63225°N 83.17632°W / 42.63225; -83.17632
Mouth
Detroit River
Michigan
42°17′17″N 83°06′10″W / 42.28809°N 83.1027°W / 42.28809; -83.1027

river
Metro Detroit
Michigan
Detroit River
Zug Island
River Rouge
Detroit
watershed
Wayne County
Oakland County
Washtenaw County
Clean Water Act
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Redford Township
Dearborn Heights
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