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Originally Posted by
O3H
Clinton River measured by USGS gauges in Fraser on Garfield
now shows 16 ft, double what it was just a few days ago,
and that is Stormwater ENTERING the river , flowing out to Lake St Clair,
not seiche, not wind. The wind keeps it close to the coastline......
https://redrundrain.files.wordpress....linton16ft.jpg
It also had its 3rd consecutive week of Sewage Overflow events.
An overflow means it went somewhere "else" from where it was
original intended to go , designed to go normally.
https://redrundrain.files.wordpress....weekinarow.jpg
Even at today's high flow rate of 5150 cfs [[Cubic feet per second) the Clinton River is dumping into Lake St. Clair less than 1/2 of 1% of what the St. Clair River does on average. The runoff into the Clinton may be responsible for flooding along the river itself, but it isn't what is causing the flooding issues for lake front residents.
I'm sure with enough investment we can even out the flow by requiring more retention basins, permeable surfaces, etc but the Clinton River is the natural drainage basin for almost all of the Northern Detroit suburbs. The idea that we can somehow fight gravity over a multi county area and not send this water into Lake St. Clair is slightly odd.