Was the Maumee River Ever Clear?
No, It's Not a Crystal Clear Stream with Clear Rocks Like You Might See in New England, or a Bubbling Smoky Mountain Stream. but It's Ours and We Love It. the...
No, it's not a crystal clear stream with clear rocks like you might see in New England, or a bubbling Smoky Mountain stream. But it's ours and we love it. The Maumee River begins its journey to Lake Erie, (yes it is one of the few rivers that actually flows north), in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Why is the Maumee River so dirty?
The Maumee River. Once pristine with numerous fish and wild life, today is known as the “Muddy Maumee”. ... The crop production and development of the area lad to the degradation of the river. Now the Maumee is said to be the cause of 50% of the sediment and 40 % of the phosphorous that is depositing in Lake Erie.
How dirty is the Maumee River?
The Maumee AOC has been the site of industrial and municipal development for almost two centuries. For years unregulated waste disposal, industrial contamination from old dumps, contaminated industrial sites, combined sewer overflows and disposal of dredged materials has led to contamination entering the water.
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