Lees, David,
High and Dry. David Lees. - Canadian Geographic, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 12, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: High and Dry, May/June 2004; pp. 94+.
"Contrary to popular belief, the largest lake in the world is not Lake Superior but mighty Lake Michigan-Huron, which is a single hydrological unit linked at the Straits of Mackinac. Of all the Great Lakes, Michigan-Huron is the least regulated; water levels in lakes Superior and Ontario are controlled by locks and dams, and even Lake Erie levels are influenced by retention structures on the Niagara River. So Michigan-Huron, the default lake for the system, experiences some of the most extreme fluctuations in water levels and is, accordingly, the most telling barometer of the state of the water supply in the entire system." (CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC) This article discusses the concern voiced by many over lower water levels in the Great Lakes.
1522-3264;
Droughts
Hydrologic cycle
Water conservation
Water levels
Water-supply
Watershed management
Great Lakes
AC1.S5
050
High and Dry. David Lees. - Canadian Geographic, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 12, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: High and Dry, May/June 2004; pp. 94+.
"Contrary to popular belief, the largest lake in the world is not Lake Superior but mighty Lake Michigan-Huron, which is a single hydrological unit linked at the Straits of Mackinac. Of all the Great Lakes, Michigan-Huron is the least regulated; water levels in lakes Superior and Ontario are controlled by locks and dams, and even Lake Erie levels are influenced by retention structures on the Niagara River. So Michigan-Huron, the default lake for the system, experiences some of the most extreme fluctuations in water levels and is, accordingly, the most telling barometer of the state of the water supply in the entire system." (CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC) This article discusses the concern voiced by many over lower water levels in the Great Lakes.
1522-3264;
Droughts
Hydrologic cycle
Water conservation
Water levels
Water-supply
Watershed management
Great Lakes
AC1.S5
050