River Rouge
The River Rouge is a 127-mile river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Michigan
- Also known as: “Rouge River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gordie Howe International Bridge and Fort Wayne.
Gordie Howe International Bridge
Bridge
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge, known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and the New International Trade Crossing, is a cable-stayed international bridge across the Detroit River, currently under construction.
Fort Wayne
Park
Fort Wayne is located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, at the foot of Livernois Avenue in the Delray neighborhood. The fort is situated on the Detroit River at a point where it is under half a mile to the Ontario shore.
Brighton Beach Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Atura Power, CC BY 4.0.
Brighton Beach Generating Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle fossil fuel power station in the Brighton Beach neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, owned by the Atura Power subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delray and Southwest Side.
Delray
Neighborhood
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to Fort Street, and north to Clark Street.
Southwest Side
The Southwest Side of Detroit is 2 miles outside of downtown. It is home to popular ethnically diverse neighborhoods, such as Corktown and Mexicantown.
River Rouge
Town
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River. River Rouge is situated 2 miles southwest of River Rouge.
River Rouge
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Rouge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر روج”
- Catalan: “riu Rouge”
- Cebuano: “River Rouge (suba)”
- Cebuano: “River Rouge”
- Chinese: “胭脂河”
- Chinese: “魯日河”
- Dutch: “River Rouge”
- French: “Riviere Rouge”
- French: “rivière Rouge”
- French: “Rivière Rouge”
- German: “River Rouge”
- Japanese: “ルージュ川 (ミシガン州)”
- Slovenian: “River Rouge”
- Slovenian: “Rouge River”
- Slovenian: “Rouge”
- Welsh: “Afon Rouge”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Wayne and Brighton Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zug Island and Fort Wayne Historical Marker.
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