A dangerous side effect of the extremely high levels of the area waterways is how quickly the Detroit River is flowing.
It comes with a warning of the dangers and a reminder to be wearing a life jacket at all times.
Harbour Master Peter Berry says the speed of the river flow is significantly higher than normal.
"In past years we're looking anywhere from three to five miles per hour. Right now we're looking anywhere from eight to 12 miles an hour depending on how the winds are flowing," says Berry. "So we're looking at double the speed we would normally would see and trying to stop yourself in a river moving that fast, it's impossible."
Berry says narrow channels can be even quicker than the wide areas of the river.
"As it comes through the Peche Island Channel because again the water is going through a smaller area and it's squeezed through so the velocity is there," adds Berry. "I think the boaters as well as seeing it as they're out on the river or just fishing. They're seeing themselves being carried down the river that much faster."
Berry tells AM800 News some areas like under the Ambassador Bridge are particularly dangerous.
"The different structures that are there with the pier and the pilings of the brings itself the water tends to swirl quite quickly in beside that long pier that's there. But out in the middle of the river itself, when you get into the dredged channel. That's moving very, very fast and there's a lot of undertow that comes with deeper water."
Berry points out things that may have been easy to see in the past, like docks, may now be under the water and a hazard.
He recommends anyone in a smaller vessel like a kayak or paddleboard should have a whistle with them and if possible a waterproofed cell phone.