Basic Trope: A major city is shown to be submerged.
- Straight: The city of Detroit is under 30 feet of water, meaning all small buildings and the first 4 stories of most tall ones are underwater.
- Exaggerated: Detroit is 700 feet deep in water, meaning the entire city is submerged, including its tallest skyscrapers.
- Downplayed: Detroit is plunged 3 feet underwater, making it possible to wade through and enter small buildings.
- Justified: The setting is part of Gaia's Lament to show a future world where nature overtook what man had built.
