Dredging Closes Clinton River Cut-Off Access Site

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A dredging project will close the Clinton River Cut-Off boating access site in Macomb County for an estimated two weeks, Department of Natural Resources officials announced today.

Reduced precipitation and unusual lake currents have deposited about three to four feet of muck that extends about 40 feet offshore. These conditions make it impossible to launch a watercraft and the site has been closed for nearly a month. Dredging will remove the muck and restore access at this site, which offers 130 parking spaces.

While the site is closed, boaters are urged to use access sites in other locations, including the Selfridge, Harley Ensign, the Brandenburg Memorial Park and Metro Beach. For more detailed information about each of these access sites and others on Lake St. Clair, please visit the DNR Web site at www.michigan.gov/dnr.