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The Great Lakes:
 An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book

Chapter One - Introduction: The Great Lakes

Chapter Two - Natural Processes in the Great Lakes

Chapter Three - People and the Great Lakes

Chapter Four - The Great Lakes Today - Concerns

Chapter Five - Joint Management of the Great Lakes

Chapter Six - New Directions for the Great Lakes Community

Glossary
Conversion Table (Metric to Imperial Values)
References and Suggestions for Further Reading  
Sources for Maps

Great Lakes Factsheet No. 3

 

Water Withdrawals 

  Superior Michigan Huron Erie Ontario Totals
Municipal Canada * 40   120 190 660 1,010
    ** 36   107 170 589 902
  U.S. * 70 2,940 310 2,820 380 6,520
    ** 62 2,262 277 2,515 339 5,455
  Total * 110 2,940 430 3,010 1,040 7,530
    ** 98 2,622 384 2,685 927 6,716
Manufacturing Canada * 860   1,360 1,900 2,760 6,880
    ** 767   1,213 1,694 2,462 6,136
  U.S. * 410 9,650 1,060 9,110 530 20,760
    ** 366 8,608 945 8,126 473 18,518
  Total * 1,270 9,650 2,420 11,010 3,290 27,640
    ** 1,133 8,608 2,158 9,820 2,935 24,652
Power Production Canada * 70   2,870 1,160 8,370 12,470
    ** 62   2,560 1,035 7,466 11,123
  U.S. * 760 13,600 2,570 13,180 6,520 36,360
    ** 678 12,131 2,292 11,757 5,816 32,674
  Total * 830 13,600 5,440 14,340 14,890 49,100
    ** 740 12,131 4,852 12,791 13,282 43,796
Grand Totals * 2,210 26,190 8,290 28,360 19,220 84,270
    ** 1,971 23,361 7,394 25,296 17,144 75,166

* Cubic feet per second
** Millions of cubic metres per year

Source: Bulletins E-1866-70, Sea Grant College Program, Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, 1985.

 

 

 

Water Consumed back to top

  Superior Michigan Huron Erie Ontario Totals
Municipal Canada * 10   20 30 100 160
    ** 9   18 27 89 143
  U.S. * 10 190 170 280 70 720
    ** 9 169 152 249 62 641
  Total * 20 190 190 310 170 880
    ** 18 169 170 276 152 783
Manufacturing Canada * 20   70 80 100 270
    ** 18   62 71 89 240
  U.S. * 60 880 30 1,500 40 2,510
    ** 53 785 27 1,338 36 2,239
  Total * 80 880 100 1,580 140 2,780
    ** 71 785 89 1,409 125 2,479
Power Production Canada * 0   20 10 60 90
    ** 0   18 9 54 81
  U.S. * 10 240 50 190 120 610
    ** 9 214 45 169 108 545
  Total * 10 240 70 200 180 700
    ** 9 214 62 178 174 673
Grand Totals * 110 1,310 360 2,090 490 4,360
    ** 98 1,168 321 1,863 450 3,935

* Cubic feet per second
** Millions of cubic metres per year

Source: Bulletins E-1866-70, Sea Grant College Program, Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, 1985.    

 

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