Calf Island (Michigan) Explained

Calf Island
Image Alt:Aerial image of an island.
Map:WayneCountyMI#Michigan
Location:Detroit River
Coordinates:42.1031°N -83.1792°W
Area Acre:7
Country:United States
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Michigan
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Wayne County
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Township
Country Admin Divisions 2:Grosse Ile Township
Population:Uninhabited

Calf Island is an island in the Detroit River, in Michigan. It has a surface elevation of 571 feet (174 m). It is located in the Trenton Channel about 1,000 feet (304 m) west of the southern tip of Grosse Ile and Swan Island, and Hamburg Island is just to the northwest. The 7-acre (2.8 ha) island is administered locally by Grosse Ile Township.

Added in 2002, Calf Island was one of the newer additions to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Under the refuge, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources identifies more than 29 species of waterfowl and 65 kinds of fish that make their home in and around the waters of Calf Island. The island often serves as a nesting location for a small number of herons. Calf Island is the smallest property added to the refuge, and the island has remained relatively isolated and unused compared to other areas in the region.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Detroit River . Detroit River Coalition . 2021-05-20 .
  2. 622457 . Calf Island .
  3. Web site: Metropolitan Affairs Coalition . A Conservation Vision for the Lower Detroit River Ecosystem . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727051253/http://www.mac-web.org/Publications/assets/ahrconservation.pdf . dead . July 27, 2011 . Oct 2001 . June 15, 2012 .
  4. Web site: . Detroit River-Western Lake Erie Basin Indicator Project . 2009 . March 17, 2010 .