The Milk River is a 1.7-mile-long (2.7 km)[1] stream in Wayne County and Macomb County, Michigan, flowing into Lake St. Clair. It flows through the cities of Harper Woods,Grosse Pointe Woods and St. Clair Shores.
| Milk River | |
|---|---|
  Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Michigan |
| Mouth | |
• location | 42°27′38″N 82°52′32″W / 42.46056°N 82.87556°W |
Over half of the river is now underground including the low, inland area of the once swampy Black Marsh Ditch. The decision to contain and bury the river was made August 18, 1955 at a Draining Board Meeting of officials from the State of Michigan, Macomb County, and Oakland County.[2] Now only open to the air past the Milk River Pump Station on Parkway Drive.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 7, 2011
- ^ "Three Cities Affected By Board Action" (PDF). Grosse Pointe News. August 18, 1955. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Grosse Pointe Historical Society - Driving Tour
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