St. Clair River
Water type: River
Sources:
Lake Huron
Basin: Lake St. Clair (North America) -> Detroit river -> Lake Erie -> Niagara -> Lake Ontario -> St. Lawrence River -> Gulf of St. Lawrence -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Continental
Countries:
Canada, United States of America (USA)
Sources
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Gadiformes - Cods
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Gadiformes - Cods
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
The St. Clair River is a 40.5 mile long (65.2 km) river in central North America that flows from Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair, forming part of the international boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the United States at Michigan.
The river is a significant component in the Great Lakes Waterway, whose shipping channels permit cargo vessels to travel between the upper and lower Great Lakes.
The river drops 5 feet (2 m) in elevation from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair.
The flow rate averages around 182,000 cubic feet per second (5,200 m3/s), and the drainage area is 223,600 square miles (579,000 km2). This takes into account the combined drainage areas of Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior.
