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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
River Rouge, Michigan
this entity surface form:
River Rouge, Michigan
subject surface form:
Dearborn, Michigan