Great Lakes Basin

Great Lakes Basin

The Great Lakes Basin consists of the Great Lakes and the surrounding lands of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada, whose direct runoff and watersheds form a large drainage basin that feeds into the lakes. Each individual lake forms a sub-basin, such as the Lake Erie Basin, and each sub-basin consists of multiple watersheds, such as Pennsylvania's Lake Erie Watershed. The overall basin is monitored by the binational Great Lakes Commission.

Quebec, a portion of whose lands drain into the St. Lawrence Basin, is a signatory to the Great Lakes Charter of 1985, the 2001 Charter Annex, and the Agreements of 2005. [ [http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/eau/grandslacs-en/2005/index.htm Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement, Government of Quebec] ] While not a part of the Great Lakes Basin, Quebec's position along the Saint Lawrence Seaway makes it a partner in water resource management with Ontario and the eight US states mentioned above.

Resources

See also

*Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

External links

* [http://www.glc.org/ Great Lakes Commission]
* [http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/eau/bassinversant/regionshydro/index.htm Hydrographic Regions of Quebec]


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