Detroit topographic map
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Detroit
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) above the river at its highest point.[103] The highest elevation in the city is directly north of Gorham Playground on the northwest side approximately three blocks south of 8 Mile Road, at a height of 675 to 680 feet (206 to 207 m).[104] Detroit's lowest elevation is along the Detroit River, at a surface height of 572 feet (174 m).[105]
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Name: Detroit topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States (42.25519 -83.28796 42.45040 -82.91044)
Average elevation: 187 m
Minimum elevation: 169 m
Maximum elevation: 217 m
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