The Lower Rouge River
What we will be looking at here are images from the Lower Rouge River which is located in Southeastern Michigan. The Lower Rouge, Middle Rouge (the main channel) and the Upper Rouge together flow into the Rouge River into the Detroit River. The water then flows south to Lake Erie and thence on east. The River Rouge is one of the most heavily polluted rivers in the United States. Despite more than 26 years of labor and more than 387 million dollars - it is still loaded with chemicals, polluted with sewage and refuse and abused by most of the communities clustered along its banks. The Lower Rouge drains some pretty wicked landscapes. This drain, which empties into the river, runs under Michigan Avenue - US 12. Before it gets to Michigan Avenue it travels beside several large parking lots, a gigantic gas station, a sprawling trailer park and last but not least some of the largest garbage dumps in the State of Michigan. During each rain the poi...