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What's New Twin Ports shipping season to start soon The Associated Press (3/18) The Duluth Seaway Port Authority said the shipping season will commence just after midnight Saturday when the James R. Barker departs from Superior, Wis., with about 65,000 tons of coal for power plants in Michigan. St. Clair Shores: $864,000 cleanup to remove PCB Detroit Free Press (3/12) The Environmental Protection Agency is to launch an $864,000 project to remove PCB contamination in the 10 Mile Drain and portions of the Lange and Revere Street canals, which drain into Lake St. Clair. Battle lines drawn in lake turbine issue The Windsor Star (3/12) A Leamington-based company that is proposing to put 700 wind turbines in lakes Erie and St. Clair has hired a high-profile Michigan public relations strategist and former spokesman for the mayor of Detroit. Coast Guard keeps tabs on ice bridge The Times Herald (3/12) The 30- to 35-square-mile ice bridge in southern Lake Huron has some officials worried about a repeat of 1984, when an ice bridge broke up and blocked the St. Clair River for 24 days, flooding the southern part of the county and costing the shipping industry $1.7 million. Public comment on the St. Clair River Report (3/11) The International Joint Commission (IJC) is inviting public comment on the report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board entitled Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River. The public comment period closes on April 9, 2010. River looks 'pretty good,' but ice bridge a concern The Times Herald (2/27) Concerns about ice jams and flooding have waned on the St. Clair River after the U.S. Coast Guard spent the week breaking ice on the waterway. But a massive ice bridge just north of the Blue Water Bridge remains a concern.
Overview Located between lakes Huron and Erie, Lake St. Clair is the smallest lake in the Great Lakes system. Heart-shaped and shallow (averaging only 10 feet/3 meters deep), the lake requires periodic dredging to ensure bottom clearance for large ships. The northeastern portion of Lake St. Clair is an extensive delta system, the largest within the Great Lakes. The Michigan portion of the delta has been urbanized, while Ontario has set aside much of the wetlands as the Walpole Indian Reservation. Wetland loss from urban and recreational encroachment continues to be a problem on the U.S. side; and in Ontario, many of the wetland areas have been wiped out by agricultural drainage.
General Resources Bathymetry of Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair U.S. National Geophysical Data Center As part of NOAA's Great Lakes Data Rescue Project, this site features images of lake depth and lakefloor topography. Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) A map using NOAA satellite data to show recent water temperatures of the Great Lakes. Historical Data - Lake St. Clair U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District The Army Corps provides current and historic data on the Great Lakes, including yearly water levels from 1918, monthly storm probability, outflows and precipitation. Lake St. Clair: Its Current State and Future Prospects (pdf) Great Lakes Commission and U.S. EPA, GLNPO This conference report (pdf, large file) includes an environmental overview of Lake St. Clair; background on the conference; findings and recommendations from the conference discussions; and detailed abstracts of the conference presentations. Lake St. Clair: Watershed Profile U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Surf Your Watershed Includes watershed indicators, places that share the watershed, maps, and current and historical water data.
Programs Lake St. Clair / St. Clair River Comprehensive Management Plan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and the Great Lakes Commission This Congressionally-authorized plan will evaluate the causes of environmental stress to Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River; review existing management activities, determine management goals; and develop recommendations for restoration and protection measures. Activities of the Central Great Lakes Bi-National Lake Sturgeon Group U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Lake sturgeon are the only sturgeon species endemic to the Great Lakes basin and are the largest freshwater fish in the basin. Although populations are estimated to be about 1 percent of their former abundance, some level of self-sustainability remains in the St. Clair waterway. Explore Our Natural World: A Biodiversity Atlas of the Lake Huron to Lake Erie Corridor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wildlife Habitat Council The Biodiversity Atlas is an interpretive guidebook to the natural communities of the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River watersheds. View the document online or read more about it on the Council's project page. Flow Modeling Study of the St. Clair - Detroit River Waterway U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Michigan District This study will identify likely sources of water to public supply intakes and provide a basis for planning emergency responses to contaminant spills. See also: Fact sheet (pdf). Lake Erie Committee Great Lakes Fishery Commission The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies. Includes Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers. St. Clair River Remedial Action Plan Environment Canada Primarily polluted by the shipping industry, the St. Clair River forms the uppermost portion of the corridor between lakes Huron and Erie, serving as a connecting channel from Lake Huron to Lake St.Clair. Visualization of Drifting Buoy Deployments on St. Clair River USGS Surface-water quality and flow Modeling Interest Group In October 2000, drifting buoys were deployed to help investigate flow characteristics near public water intakes in 10 reaches of the St. Clair River, a connecting channel of the Great Lakes between Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair.
Tourism The Great Lakes Circle Tour Ride along on the 6,500-mile Great Lakes Circle Tour: a scenic, international road system connecting the five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River! For new visitors to the region, this online travel guide offers informational maps, road routes and estimated mileages, and links to major cities, camping and recreation areas, and natural attractions. Lake St. Clair Charter Fishing Michigan Charter Boat Association Charter contacts listed by port. St. Clair Parkway Commission Information on recreational activities around Lake St. Clair. The Lake St. Clair Network This site is a one-stop, information hub for the lake community around Lake St. Clair and its adjoining waterways. You'll find navigational charts for the surrounding waterways, marine forecasts, boating services information, and several boating related forums.
Related Resources GLIN: Lake St. Clair Facts and Figures GLIN: Lake St. Clair Current Conditions
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