Maumee River Rapids

Maumee River Rapids (HM1ALF)

Location: Maumee, OH 43537 Lucas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 32.363', W 83° 41.721'

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The Maumee River Rapids, made of exposed limestone bedrock, is an alvar, a habitat found only in Europe and here in the Great Lakes region. Alvars are rocky ledges with cycles of flooding and seasonal low water. Plants and animals live on the limestone with only a thin layer of soil to sustain them.

The turbid rapids provide oxygenated water and stir up nutrients and macro-invertebrates that are food for fish and other wildlife.

In spring, this stretch of the river is a destination for fisherman as walleye swim upriver to cast their eggs over the protective cobblestone below the rapids. The spawn, or "Spring Run," is the largest of its kind on the Great Lakes.
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HM NumberHM1ALF
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Placed ByMetroparks of the Toledo Area
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:12pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 275164 N 4602144
Decimal Degrees41.53938333, -83.69535000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 32.363', W 83° 41.721'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 32' 21.78" N, 83° 41' 43.26" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5972-6216 N River Rd, Maumee OH 43537, US
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