Michigan topographic maps
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Detroit River
United States > Michigan > Wayne County > Detroit
The Detroit River is only 0.5–2.5 miles (0.8–4.0 km) wide. It begins with an east-to-west flow from Lake St. Clair, but curves and runs north to south. The deepest portion of the Detroit River is 53 feet (16.2 m) in its northern portion. At its source, the river is at an elevation of 574 feet (175 m) above…
Average elevation: 600 ft
Detroit
United States > Michigan > Wayne County
The city slopes gently from the northwest to southeast on a till plain composed largely of glacial and lake clay. The most notable topographical feature in the city is the Detroit Moraine, a broad clay ridge on which the older portions of Detroit and Windsor are located, rising approximately 62 feet (19 m)…
Average elevation: 610 ft
Battle Creek
United States > Michigan > Calhoun County > Battle Creek > Battle Creek
Average elevation: 915 ft
Saginaw County
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 816 square miles (2,110 km2), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (1.9%) is water. It is part of the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Mid-Michigan. The median elevation in Saginaw County, Michigan is 620 feet…
Average elevation: 633 ft
Grand River
The Grand River is a major tributary of Lake Michigan. It falls in elevation from 1260 ft. in the highlands of its headwaters to 577 ft. at its mouth on Lake Michigan. Its waters drain northward through the lake, then south and east through the Great Lakes waterways into the St. Lawrence River, which flows…
Average elevation: 866 ft
Bruce Township
United States > Michigan > Macomb County
The highest point in Macomb County, Twombly Mountain, lies within the Ford Motor Company Proving Grounds, rising to an altitude of 1,150 feet (350 meters).
Average elevation: 869 ft
