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Current Great Lakes DiversionsContact: Jim Bredin 517-335-4232 Agency: Environmental Quality
| Existing Diversions |
Date Operational
|
Average Annual Flow
CM/S CF/S
|
|
Interbasin
|
| Longlac, Ontario (into Lake Superior) |
1939
|
45
|
1,590
|
| Ogoki, Ontario (into Lake Superior) |
1943
|
113
|
3,990
|
| Chicago, Illinois (out from Lake Michigan) |
1900
|
91
|
3,200
|
| Forrestport, New York (out of Lake Ontario) |
1825
|
3
|
120
|
| Portage Canal, Wisconsin (into Lake Michigan) |
1860
|
1
|
50
|
| Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin (out of Lake Michigan) |
1990
|
0.1
|
5
|
| Akron, Ohio (out of and into Lake Erie) |
1998
|
0.1
|
6
|
|
Intrabasin
|
| Welland Canal |
1932
|
260
|
9,200
|
| New York State Barge Canal (Erie Canal) |
1918
|
20
|
700
|
| Detroit |
1975
|
4
|
145
|
| London |
1967
|
3
|
110
|
| Raisin River |
1968
|
0.7
|
25
|
| Haldimand, Ontario |
1997
|
0.1
|
2
|
CM/S = Cubic Meters/Second CF/S = Cubic Feet/Second
Source: International Joint Commission
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