Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database 
Summary Reports for 2012 (Mgal(US)/day)
Great Lakes Basin Summary Report of Water Use by Jurisdiction
Download CSV| Jurisdiction | Withdrawals | Diversions | Consumptive Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLSW | OSW | GW | TOTAL | Intrabasin | Interbasin | ||
| Illinois | 1927.47 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1927.49 | 0.00 | 1127.38 | 0.07 |
| Indiana | 1951.09 | 76.52 | 130.07 | 2157.68 | 0.00 | 85.50 | 454.83 |
| Michigan | 9041.75 | 925.65 | 639.15 | 10606.54 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 685.92 |
| Minnesota | 307.60 | 2348.19 | 7.93 | 2663.72 | 0.00 | 10.99 | 33.23 |
| New York | 123851.56 | 82283.48 | 37.87 | 206172.91 | 0.00 | 42.90 | 248.81 |
| Ohio | 1705.15 | 570.73 | 84.17 | 2360.05 | 0.00 | -11.64 | 150.08 |
| Ontario | 132651.19 | 122138.67 | 191.68 | 254981.54 | 0.00 | -3013.83 | 351.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 30.22 | 0.44 | 2.79 | 33.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
| Quebec | 719.78 | 410.99 | 63.25 | 1194.01 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 380.41 |
| Wisconsin | 3813.43 | 435.68 | 133.36 | 4382.46 | 0.00 | 11.69 | 146.90 |
| Total: | 275999.24 | 209190.34 | 1290.28 | 486479.86 | 0.04 | -1746.78 | 2456.35 |
Great Lakes Basin Summary Report of Water Use by Sector
Download CSV| Sector | Withdrawals | Diversions | Consumptive Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLSW | OSW | GW | TOTAL | Intrabasin | Interbasin | ||
| Public Water Supply | 4210.72 | 828.79 | 486.22 | 5525.72 | 0.04 | 1005.32 | 741.53 |
| Self-Supply Commercial & Institutional | 59.54 | 67.52 | 14.33 | 141.38 | 0.00 | 2.13 | 25.48 |
| Self-Supply Irrigation | 3.52 | 192.52 | 408.43 | 604.47 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 531.84 |
| Self-Supply Livestock | 0.64 | 83.30 | 62.58 | 146.52 | 0.00 | -0.18 | 14.13 |
| Self-Supply Industrial | 3370.17 | 966.74 | 289.77 | 4626.68 | 0.00 | 34.52 | 714.79 |
| Self-Supply Thermoelectric Power Production (Once-through cooling) | 27620.98 | 2937.64 | 1.29 | 30559.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 283.88 |
| Self-Supply Thermoelectric Power Production (Recirculated cooling) | 742.16 | 30.88 | 11.11 | 784.15 | 0.00 | 8.95 | 98.59 |
| Off-Stream Hydroelectric Power Production | 19.55 | 441.43 | 0.00 | 460.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.76 |
| In-Stream Hydroelectric Water Use | 239762.60 | 202691.56 | 0.00 | 442454.16 | 0.00 | -3013.83 | 0.00 |
| Other Self Supply | 209.37 | 949.95 | 16.56 | 1175.89 | 0.00 | 216.11 | 44.35 |
| Total: | 275999.24 | 209190.34 | 1290.28 | 486479.86 | 0.04 | -1746.78 | 2456.35 |
Great Lakes Summary Report of Water Use by Basin
Download CSV| Basin | Withdrawals | Diversions | Consumptive Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLSW | OSW | GW | TOTAL | Intrabasin | Interbasin | ||
| Lake Superior | 586.00 | 39798.17 | 20.62 | 40404.79 | -0.25 | -3002.84 | 46.49 |
| Lake Michigan | 10868.49 | 1101.65 | 730.35 | 12700.50 | 0.35 | 1217.19 | 1001.04 |
| Lake Huron | 6557.98 | 15815.84 | 112.81 | 22486.63 | 41.79 | 0.00 | 154.33 |
| Lake Erie | 52223.84 | 1527.69 | 275.32 | 54026.85 | 4896.58 | -4.26 | 479.38 |
| Lake Ontario | 49963.86 | 96465.79 | 59.22 | 146488.87 | -4938.43 | 40.70 | 367.99 |
| St. Lawrence River | 155799.07 | 54481.20 | 91.95 | 210372.22 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 407.13 |
| Total: | 275999.24 | 209190.34 | 1290.28 | 486479.86 | 0.04 | -1746.78 | 2456.35 |