How have land use changes in the Great Lakes basin affected the lakes themselves?
Since early in the twentieth century, significant changes in land use in the Great Lakes basin have occurred, including deforestation, urbanization, and drainage of wetlands. These activities have changed the runoff characteristics of the drainage basin. Although the extent to which these changes affect lake levels is difficult to define, research suggests that land use changes have increased water flows into the Great Lakes from some tributary streams.
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