Understanding How Water Moves Through the Great Lakes (March 2024)

Newark, NY, March 11, 2024 - How does water travel through the Great Lakes Watershed to the Atlantic Ocean?

Journey with us in this third video in a 2024 Great Lakes resilience series from New York Sea Grant as we follow the path of a single drop of rain that falls into Lake Superior and makes its way through the Great Lakes.

Understanding how water enters and leaves the Great Lakes is important when thinking about the limitations of water level regulation in Lake Ontario, water movement through the system, and how the Upper Great Lakes can influence Lakes Erie and Ontario.

For more, see NYSG's "Coastal Communities Development" resource site, www.nyseagrant.org/ccd, and "Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion" resource site, www.nyseagrant.org/glcoastal.