Saint Clair–Detroit River System

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binational waterway shipping route waterway system

The Saint Clair–Detroit River System is a crucial binational waterway linking Lake Huron to Lake Erie, supporting major commercial shipping, ecological habitats, and regional water supplies between the United States and Canada.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Detroit River–Lake St. Clair system	2
Detroit River watershed	1
Detroit River–Lake St. Clair watershed	1
Saint Clair–Detroit River System canonical	1
St. Clair River delta	1
St. Clair River–Detroit River–Lake Erie hydrologic system	1
St. Clair River–Detroit River–Lake Erie system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	binational waterway ⓘ shipping route ⓘ waterway system ⓘ
adjacentTo	Detroit metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnia NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderBetween	Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Detroit River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake St. Clair NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governedBy	Canadian federal agencies ⓘ United States federal agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ binational agreements ⓘ
hasConservationFocus	habitat restoration projects ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	supports coastal wetlands ⓘ supports fish habitat ⓘ supports migratory bird habitat ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	supports cross-border trade ⓘ supports port activities ⓘ supports regional manufacturing ⓘ
hasFeature	ice cover in winter ⓘ strong currents and variable flow ⓘ
hasIssue	habitat degradation ⓘ industrial pollution legacy ⓘ invasive species ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
hydrologicFunction	conveys outflow from upper Great Lakes ⓘ
importance	critical for Great Lakes water level regulation ⓘ
locatedIn	Great Lakes region ⓘ
majorUse	commercial shipping ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ fisheries ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Joint Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
navigableFor	Great Lakes freighters NERFINISHED ⓘ deep-draft vessels ⓘ ocean-going vessels ⓘ
partOf	Great Lakes connecting channels NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	municipal water intakes ⓘ power plant cooling water intakes ⓘ
waterFlowDirection	from Lake Huron to Lake Erie ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Lakes waterway → hasPart → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Lakes Waterway

Ecorse Creek → riverSystem → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Detroit River watershed

Thames River watershed → partOf → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Clair River–Detroit River–Lake Erie hydrologic system

Walpole Island → partOf → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Clair River delta

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan → locatedOn → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Detroit River–Lake St. Clair watershed

St. Clair Shores → adjacentWaterBody → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Detroit River–Lake St. Clair system

Grosse Pointe Shores → adjacentWaterBody → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Detroit River–Lake St. Clair system

Thames River → partOf → Saint Clair–Detroit River System ⓘ

subject surface form: Thames River (Ontario)

this entity surface form: St. Clair River–Detroit River–Lake Erie system