Detroit River

Detroit River Rivière Détroit
Southern end as it enters Lake Erie with Canada in the foreground and the U.S. in the background
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Location
Country	United States, Canada
State	Michigan
Province	Ontario
Cities	US: Grosse Pointe Park, Detroit, River Rouge, Ecorse, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Gibraltar Canada: Tecumseh, Windsor, La Salle, Amherstburg
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake St. Clair
- coordinates	42°21′07″N 82°55′03″W / 42.35194°N 82.91750°W / 42.35194; -82.91750
- elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Mouth	Lake Erie
- coordinates	42°03′06″N 83°09′05″W / 42.05167°N 83.15139°W / 42.05167; -83.15139
- elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Length	28 mi (45 km)
Basin size	700 sq mi (1,800 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries
- left	Little River, River Canard
- right	River Rouge, Ecorse River
Islands	31 (list of islands)

The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system.^[1] The river connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. It forms part of the border between Canada and the United States. It is 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) long.^[2] It divides the cities of Detroit and Windsor. It is one of the busiest waterways in the world.^[3]

The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which means River of the Strait.

1. ↑ Environmental Protection Agency (29 April 2009). "Detroit River Area of Concern". Retrieved June 16, 2009.
2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 7, 2011
3. ↑ Nolan, Jenny (11 February 1997). "How the Detroit River shaped lives and history". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2009.