Crosswinds Marsh Dam - Carlton, Michigan
Posted by: GT.US
N 42° 05.449 W 083° 26.506
17T E 298059 N 4662745
The Crosswinds Marsh was created by flooding a farmland that was originally a marsh. It was made to replace wetlands used to expand the Detroit Metro Airport.
Waymark Code: WM3G7F
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2008
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Detroit Metro Wetland Mitigation Dam is on the Disbrow Drain River in Wayne County, Michigan. Construction was completed in 1993. It has a normal surface area of 467 acres. It is owned by Wayne County Division Of Airports.
Detroit Metro Wetland Mitigation is of earthen construction. Its height is 9 feet with a length of 2400 feet. Its capacity is 1870 acre feet. Normal storage is 1400 acre feet. It drains an area of 9.2 square miles