Summary Reports

Abbreviation Definitions

GLSW (Great Lakes surface water): the Great Lakes, their connecting channels (the St. Clair River, the Detroit River, the Niagara River and the St. Marys River), and the St. Lawrence River

Other surface water (OSW): tributary streams, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs within the Great Lakes basin

Groundwater (GW): all subsurface water

2022 Great Lakes Basin Summary Report of Water Use by Jurisdiction

JurisdictionWithdrawalsDiversionsConsumptive Use
GLSWOSWGWTotalIntrabasinInterbasin
Illinois1,299.150.000.081,299.230.00965.380.11
Indiana1,303.5989.1493.011,485.740.0081.63294.88
Michigan6,490.09881.87552.007,923.960.050.00492.03
Minnesota123.023,593.384.843,721.240.0013.0820.29
New York2,184,725.1282,204.3732.712,266,962.200.0044.76245.50
Ohio646.58422.3379.121,148.030.00-24.87128.39
Ontario149,109.52124,119.91323.73273,553.16-0.00-3,830.71403.70
Pennsylvania25.092.362.5329.980.000.003.16
Quebec736.10384.9877.251,198.330.0010.57219.87
Wisconsin3,452.34279.76112.923,845.020.000.96137.10
Total:2,347,910.59211,978.101,278.202,561,166.890.05-2,739.201,945.04

2022 Great Lakes Basin Summary Report of Water Use by Sector

SectorWithdrawalsDiversionsConsumptive Use
GLSWOSWGWTotalIntrabasinInterbasin
Public Water Supply3,836.56840.82492.285,169.660.05866.90619.22
Self-Supply Commercial and Institutional7.0563.307.4677.810.001.8312.37
Self-Supply Irrigation2.92128.58311.64443.140.000.05390.14
Self-Supply Livestock0.00112.4161.05173.460.00-0.1914.73
Self-Supply Industrial2,120.261,764.67378.464,263.380.0037.68549.79
Self-Supply Thermoelectric Power (Once-through cooling)21,374.236,026.751.2827,402.260.000.00247.51
Self-Supply Thermoelectric Power (Recirculated cooling)616.0243.244.15663.400.000.0068.63
Off-Stream Hydroelectric Power Production0.001,688.720.001,688.720.000.000.00
In-Stream Hydroelectric Water Use2,319,767.20200,550.580.002,520,317.780.00-3,830.710.00
Self-Supply - Other186.35759.0421.89967.280.00185.2442.65
Total:2,347,910.59211,978.101,278.202,561,166.890.05-2,739.201,945.04

2022 Great Lakes Basin Summary Report of Water Use by Basin

BasinWithdrawalsDiversionsConsumptive Use
GLSWOSWGWTotalIntrabasinInterbasin
Lake Superior232.7532,113.9517.7032,364.40-0.28-3,817.6348.94
Lake Michigan9,009.08466.13591.7310,066.940.391,039.80677.76
Lake Huron25,932.9519,351.10139.9745,424.0140.970.00186.57
Lake Erie53,366.862,003.15288.9355,658.945,280.24-16.70428.85
Lake Ontario47,780.41101,029.98126.80148,937.19-5,321.2742.20352.26
St. Lawrence River2,211,588.5457,013.79113.082,268,715.410.0013.13250.67
Total:2,347,910.59211,978.101,278.202,561,166.890.05-2,739.201,945.04