Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Bloomfield Township is located roughly 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 44,253.
Bloomfield Township Welcome Sign (2021)
The River Rouge is a 127-mile river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit.
Man-made falls on the River Rouge at Henry Ford's Fair Lane estate.
River Rouge in Dearborn. The Southfield Freeway bridge is shown.
Henry Ford used hydropower dams, like this one on the Rouge electrifying his estate, to power several "Village Industries"
Ingersol Creek at Novi. Note riparian buffer. Just outside the frame are a rail line and residential, industrial, and public recreation facilities