River Rouge

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River Rouge is a river in southeastern Michigan that flows through the Detroit metropolitan area and has historically been central to the region’s industrial development.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
River Rouge, Michigan 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithIndustry automotive industry
steel industry
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
designatedAs Area of Concern in the Great Lakes
surface form: Area of Concern on the Great Lakes under the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
flowsThrough Dearborn, Michigan NERFINISHED
Detroit metropolitan area
Farmington Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED
Inkster, Michigan
Northville, Michigan NERFINISHED
Plymouth, Michigan NERFINISHED
Redford Township, Michigan
Southfield, Michigan NERFINISHED
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Wayne, Michigan NERFINISHED
Westland, Michigan NERFINISHED
hasBridge various road and rail bridges in Detroit metropolitan area
hasEnvironmentalIssue contaminated sediments
industrial pollution
stormwater runoff pollution
hasFloodRisk urban flooding
hasLength approximately 127 miles
hasMajorBranch Lower Rouge River
Main Branch River Rouge
Middle Rouge River
Upper Rouge River
hasMouthElevation approximately 574 feet
hasSourceRegion Oakland County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Washtenaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED
hasWatershedArea approximately 467 square miles
historicallyCentralTo industrial development of Detroit metropolitan area
locatedIn Michigan
southeastern Michigan
monitoredBy Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
surface form: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

United States Environmental Protection Agency
surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
mouthLocatedIn Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
mouthLocation Detroit River
nearbyFacility Ford River Rouge Complex
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
subjectOf restoration and remediation projects
tributaryOf Detroit River
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreation
watershedLocatedIn Oakland County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Washtenaw County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED

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Ecorse, Michigan adjacentTo River Rouge
this entity surface form: River Rouge, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan contains River Rouge
this entity surface form: River Rouge, Michigan
Dearborn locatedOn River Rouge
Ford River Rouge Complex locatedOn River Rouge
Village of Dearborn locatedOn River Rouge
subject surface form: Dearborn, Michigan