Talmadge Creek
| Talmadge Creek | |
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| Origin | Marshall, Michigan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
| Mouth | Kalamazoo River, Michigan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Talmadge Creek is a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. It is located in Calhoun County, Michigan, near the county seat of Marshall.[2]
2010 crude oil spill
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The creek is notable as the site of a major oil spill that made its way into the Kalamazoo River. On 26 July 2010, an estimated 843,444 US gal (3,192,780 L) of crude oil-like dilbit leaked into the creek from a 30-inch pipeline operated by the Enbridge Pipeline System.[3][4][5][6] The pipeline intersects 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,[2] ensuring that the spilled hydrocarbons would soon enter the larger waterway, despite efforts to use booms to prevent the dilbit from reaching the river.
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