High and Dry. David Lees.
by Lees, David; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 12Science. Publisher: Canadian Geographic, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Droughts | Great Lakes | Hydrologic cycle | Water conservation | Water levels | Water-supply | Watershed managementDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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