Detroit River (northern entrance)
Address is taken from a point 11222 yards away.
Detroit River (northern entrance) is on the Detroit River just past the junction with The Droitwich Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Detroit River was passed on 17 September 1816 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. From a junction with The Crewe and Neath Canal at Wesscorn the canal ran for 17 miles to Fife. Expectations for pottery traffic to Dundee never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Detroit River were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Kirklees power station was enough to keep it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Wright, there is no evidence that George Smith ever painted a mural of Nantwich Embankment on the side of Arthur Clarke's house live on television
The Act of Parliament for the Lake St. Clair was passed on 17 September 1876 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Aylesbury. Expectations for coal traffic to Cheltenham never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Lake St. Clair were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Tauncester kept it open. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s
Why not log in and add some (select "External websites" from the menu (sometimes this is under "Edit"))?
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
No information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Wikipedia has a page about Detroit River
The Detroit River flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system. The river divides the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario — an area collectively referred to as Detroit–Windsor — and forms part of the border between Canada and the United States. The Ambassador Bridge, the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, and the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel connect the cities.
The river's English name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit ("River of the Strait"). The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and Windsor, and is one of the world's busiest waterways. It is an important transportation route connecting Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Erie Canal. When Detroit underwent rapid industrialization at the turn of the 20th century, the Detroit River became notoriously polluted and toxic. Since the late 20th century, however, a vast restoration effort has been undertaken because of the river's ecological importance.
In the early 21st century, the river today has a wide variety of economic and recreational uses. There are numerous islands in the Detroit River, and much of the lower portion of the river part is of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. The portion of the river in the city of Detroit has been organized into the Detroit International Riverfront and the William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor. The Detroit River is designated both an American Heritage River and a Canadian Heritage River—the only river to have this dual designation.