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I removed the comment added by anon user that the river is in fact a strait, not a river. This is completely wrong. Yes, the name means "strait" in French, but a strait connects two bodies of water at the same which are geologically actually the same, but only separated by a narrow channel (as are Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, which are geologically the same lake, at the same altitude above sea level). This is not true of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. There is a shallow gradient between the two, and the lake levels fluctuate independently of each other. -- Decumanus 18:40, 2004 Nov 5 (UTC)

Interesting. Do you have a reference for this definition? It's certainly not clearly laid out in the Wiki page, strait. I think there's controversy about this term. Many references list the Detroit River, St. Clair River, and Niagara River as straits.[1] [2] [3] --RattBoy 12:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is. The straits article says "Although rivers and canals often form a bridge between two large lakes or a lake and a sea, and these seem to suit the formal definition of straits, they are not usually referred to as straits. Straits are typically much larger, wider structures that do not have water running in a single direction, and normally connect two seas." Rmhermen 14:41, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's technically a "strait." Let's strive for accuracy. Hamster Sandwich (talk) 22:57, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Detroit Riverbed

I was curious as to the make up of the river bed. Is it rock, mud, sand, etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.208.159.18 (talk) 19:58, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Watershed area

The river's basin couldn't possibly be this small -- it obviously carries all the runoff from the upper three Great Lakes and an area of 700 square miles could fit into Lake Michigan alone over 30 times. Couldn't find a source for the basin area though. Shannon ^talk _contribs 17:43, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good article on Great Lakes levels

Lynch, Jim, November 08. 2010 Low Great Lakes levels prompt new call for action: U.S., Canada look at options to slow flow out of Lake Huron Detroit News. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 23:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC) Stan[reply]

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Current (river water flow) speed

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Currents for the following locations on the Detroit River are given at high water flow of 210,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), medium water flow of 184,00 cfs, and low water flow of 170,000 cfs, respectively. (18) Peche Island Light: 1.5 mph, 1.4 mph, 1.2 mph...
Chapter 7 Detroit River, US Coast Pilot - BoatNerd.Com
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