Several of these communities do not actually border the Detroit River ; the term " Downriver " is used to refer to a cluster of 18 suburban communities that lie to the southwest of the city of Detroit and to the west of the Detroit River.

Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.

* traverses through Downriver and the far west sides of Dearborn and Detroit and is a useful alternative to I-75.

*, which is entirely in Wayne County, starts at Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit and connects the city's southwest side to Downriver, ending near Flat Rock at I-75, for whom which M-85 serves as an alternative.

* link = Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located in the Downriver community of Romulus.

Allen Park is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver

It is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.

The city is the westernmost community in the Downriver area in Wayne County.

In the News-Herald the mayor of Southgate stated that the city is the " Dining Capital of Downriver.

Taylor is a member of the Downriver Community.

Taylor is home to Southland Shopping Center, Wallside Windows Factory, Taylor Sportsplex, Taylor Meadows Golf Course, Lakes of Taylor Golf Course, Oakwood Heritage Hospital, the Michigan State Police Metro South Post and Wayne County Community College Downriver Campus.

The city is part of Downriver, a collection of mostly blue-collar communities south of Detroit on the west bank of the Detroit River.

It is part of a collection of 18 suburban communities known as Downriver.

Downriver from Priest Rapids Dam is Hanford Reach, the only free-flowing, non-tidal stretch of the Columbia River in the United States.

The 13th district, which is entirely contained within Wayne County, runs along the Detroit River ( which is also the Canadian border ) from the northern county line to the southern line ; it includes Grosse Pointe, half of Detroit, and portions of Downriver.

Downriver from Katzelsdorf the river bed is almost completely dry as well.

Halkomelem ( also Halq ' eméylem in the Upriver dialect, < nowiki > Hul ' q ' umín ' um '</ nowiki > in the Island dialect, and < nowiki > hǝn ̓ q ̓ ǝmin ̓ ǝm ̓</ nowiki > in the Downriver dialect ) is a language of the First Nations peoples of southeastern Vancouver Island from the west shore of Saanich Inlet northward beyond Nanoose Bay, and of the mainland around the Fraser River Delta upriver to Harrison Lake and the lower boundary of Fraser Canyon in British Columbia.

The word " Halkomelem " is an anglicization for the language which has three distinguishable dialect groups: ( 1 ) an Island group, spoken by six separate but closely related First Nations in the Georgia Strait area around the mouth of the Fraser River: the Chemainus, Cowichan, Halalt, Lake Cowichan, Lyackson, and Penelakut, ( 2 ) a Downriver group, spoken by the Musqueam, Tsawwassen, Kwantlen, Tsleil-Waututh, Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and Katzie First Nations, and ( 3 ) an Upriver group, the Upper Sto: lo, spoken from the Matsqui First Nation on upstream.

The diversity of the Halkomelem dialects is noted to be the result of complex social and economic forces and linguistic change, as many Island people crossed the Georgia Strait to camp along the Fraser River ( in both the Downriver and Upriver areas ) for the summer runs of salmon.

Downriver is the unofficial name for a collection of 18 suburban cities and townships in Wayne County, Michigan south of Detroit along the western shore of the Detroit River.

Today, Downriver overall is largely known as a suburban Detroit region with middle-class residential neighborhoods and recreational opportunities focused on boating, fishing, bird watching and waterfowl hunting areas around the Detroit River.

The News-Herald is a local newspaper for Downriver, publishing on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

The 2009 mayoral election was between city administrator David Flaten, who was endorsed by longtime outgoing mayor Karen Mazo, and councilwoman Patty Odette, who had endorsements from The News-Herald ( a Downriver newspaper ) and labor unions.

* Downriver ( 1991 ) by Iain Sinclair

Westward, Jefferson Avenue passes under the Cobo Center and by Joe Louis Arena, then it passes through the Downriver communities, Brownstown Township and Berlin Township, intersecting with roads leading to bridges to Grosse Ile ( Grosse Ile Parkway in Trenton leading up to Wayne County Bridge and Bridge Road in Riverview leading up to Grosse Ile Toll Bridge ).

In the early to mid-20th Century, the urban communities in the northern and middle parts of Downriver were mainly populated with workers who were employed by the dozens of auto factories, manufacturing suppliers, ship builders, steel mills and chemical plants that called the area home, including the Ford Rouge Plant Complex, Great Lakes Steel, McLouth Steel, and BASF.

Downriver communities near Detroit and Dearborn ( such as Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, River Rouge, Melvindale and Ecorse ) were developed in the 1920s-1940s and are identified by brick and mortar homes ( often bungalows ), tree-lined streets and Works Progress Administration-designed municipal buildings.

The cruise takes place in June and is widely publicized by the Downriver community.

The city of Southgate features the Splash Park / Downriver YMCA ( also called Southgate Fun & Fitness Centre ), as well as the Michigan headquarters for the Sonic Drive-In fast food restaurant chain.

The cities and communities southwest of Detroit along the American side of the river are popularly referred to as the Downriver area, because those areas are said to be " down the river " from Detroit.

The Wyandotte Police Department, like that of its fellow Downriver community Woodhaven, has a Police Explorers post for youths ages 14 – 21 that have an interest in law enforcement.

* through the Downriver communities, then through the southwest-side neighborhoods of Detroit and serves as the northern border of Downtown Detroit as the Fisher Freeway.

* was the designated name for Dix-Toledo Highway in Downriver and Fort Street and Gratiot Avenue in Detroit.

ASC became one of the largest private sector employers headquartered in Downriver Detroit.

At the time of his death, Prechter was widely regarded to be the most successful and influential businessman in Downriver, as he was a friend of many prominent leaders in industry and government, including President George W. Bush.

Southgate currently houses the headquarters of The News-Herald, a local Downriver newspaper which covers over twenty surrounding communities.

Due to the direction ambiguity, the southern communities of the county are usually referred to as " Downriver ".

The language differences ( namely, in phonology and lexicon ) are greatest between the Island and Upriver dialects, with the Downriver dialect ( especially the Tsawwassen First Nation ) providing a central link between the other two.

Note: All examples are drawn from Musqueam, a band which speaks the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem.

The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, and an extensive network of recreational trails built under the Downriver Linked Greenways Initiative are two environmental conservation and recreation projects in the region.

There are many businesses directly adjacent to Fort Street in the Downriver area with residential subdivisions on either side of them.