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Detroit River-Western Lake Erie Basin Indicator Project
INDICATOR: Oil Pollution of the Detroit and Rouge Rivers
Figure 3. Total volume oil/other petroleum products spilled in Detroit River in gallons per year (1946-1948 and 1961).
| Year | Total volume of spills |
|---|---|
| 1946-1948 | 5,927,600 gallons |
| 1961 | 156,950 gallons |
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Figure 4. Total volume oil/other petroleum products spilled in Detroit and Rouge Rivers in gallons per year (1995-2005).
| Year | Total volume of spills |
|---|---|
1995 |
1558.00 gallons |
1996 |
1876.00 gallons |
1997 |
3039.00 gallons |
1998 |
1027.00 gallons |
1999 |
5153.50 gallons |
2000 |
4206.00 gallons |
2001 |
3309.00 gallons |
2002 |
100848.00 gallons |
2003 |
602.00 gallons |
2004 |
22043.00 gallons |
2005 |
93.00 gallons |
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Figure 5. Number of oil spills with an unknown volume (1995-2005).
| Year | Number of oil spills with an unknown volume |
|---|---|
1995 |
41 |
1996 |
31 |
1997 |
24 |
1998 |
28 |
1999 |
26 |
2000 |
16 |
2001 |
18 |
2002 |
17 |
2003 |
21 |
2004 |
29 |
2005 |
16 |
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Figure 6. A comparison of total number oil spills reported with volume to total number sheens reported (1995-2005).
| Year | Sheens reported | Spills reported with volume |
|---|---|---|
1995 |
29 |
19 |
1996 |
30 |
29 |
1997 |
20 |
25 |
1998 |
28 |
25 |
1999 |
41 |
54 |
2000 |
19 |
16 |
2001 |
17 |
28 |
2002 |
13 |
26 |
2003 |
32 |
29 |
2004 |
41 |
28 |
2005 |
19 |
12 |
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Figure 7. Percentage of Michigan oil spills that occurred in the Detroit and Rouge Rivers (1995-2005).
| Year | Percentage of spills |
|---|---|
1995 |
31% |
1996 |
31% |
1997 |
40% |
1998 |
28% |
1999 |
26% |
2000 |
17% |
2001 |
21% |
2002 |
27% |
2003 |
35% |
2004 |
38% |
2005 |
25% |
Oil Pollution of the Detroit and Rouge Rivers full text