Talmadge Creek
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Talmadge Creek is a tributary of the Kalamazoo River
. It is located in Calhoun County, Michigan
, near the county seat of Marshall
.
. On 26 July 2010, an estimated 1000000 US gal (3,785,412 l) of crude oil leaked into the creek from a pipeline operated by the Enbridge Pipeline System. The pipeline intersects with the creek 0.5 miles east of Interstate 69
and approximately two miles south of Marshall. The leak location was a wetland
located less than 2 miles upstream from the Kalamazoo River, ensuring that the spilled crude would soon enter the larger waterway, despite efforts to use booms to prevent the crude oil from reaching the river.
Kalamazoo River
The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is long from the junction of its North and South branches to its mouth at Lake Michigan, with a total length extending to when one includes the South Branch...
. It is located in Calhoun County, Michigan
Calhoun County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...
, near the county seat of Marshall
Marshall, Michigan
Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
.
2010 crude oil spill
The creek is notable as the location of the Talmadge Creek oil spillTalmadge Creek oil spill
The Enbridge or Talmadge Creek oil spill is a spill caused by a rupture in Enbridge Energy pipeline line 6B at 09:45 on 26 July 2010, in Calhoun County, Michigan, that leaked of oil sands crude into Talmadge Creek that flows into the Kalamazoo River. The US Environmental Protection Agency later...
. On 26 July 2010, an estimated 1000000 US gal (3,785,412 l) of crude oil leaked into the creek from a pipeline operated by the Enbridge Pipeline System. The pipeline intersects with the creek 0.5 miles east of Interstate 69
Interstate 69
Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...
and approximately two miles south of Marshall. The leak location was a wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
located less than 2 miles upstream from the Kalamazoo River, ensuring that the spilled crude would soon enter the larger waterway, despite efforts to use booms to prevent the crude oil from reaching the river.