The Great Lakes rely on precipitation for replenishment. Each lake is surrounded by a drainage basin - an area of land where ...

hold paramount significance in maintaining the ecological integrity and socioeconomic prosperity of the Great Lakes Basin. The dynamic water levels of the Great Lakes play a pivotal role in numerous ...

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day ... one-third of the population of Canada live within their drainage basin. They hold about 6 quadrillion gallons of water, or ...

Since last Saturday, January 18th, the Great Lakes Basin has seen a 14.63% jump in ice coverage from 8.58% to 23.21% in just 6 days. Of the lakes, Lake Erie’s ice cover has gone up by 58.48% ...

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.