The Milk River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed November 7, 2011 stream in
Wayne County and
Macomb County,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
, flowing into
Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair () is a freshwater lake that lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. It was named in 1679 by French Catholic explorers after Saint Clare of Assisi, on whose feast day they first saw the lake. ...
. It flows through the cities of
Harper Woods,
Grosse Pointe Woods and
St. Clair Shores.
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
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
,
Macomb County, and
Oakland County. Now only open to the air past the Milk River Pump Station on Parkway Drive.
Grosse Pointe Historical Society - Driving Tour
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See also
*List of rivers of Michigan
This list of Michigan rivers includes all streams designated rivers although some may be smaller than those streams designated creeks, runs, brooks, swales, cuts, bayous, outlets, inlets, drains and ditches. These terms are all in use in Michigan. ...
* Subterranean Rivers of the United States
References
Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS
Rivers of Michigan
Rivers of Wayne County, Michigan
Rivers of Macomb County, Michigan
Tributaries of Lake Erie
Subterranean rivers of the United States
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