Data Summary: Lake Huron

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Lake Name Lake Huron
Photo : A. Kurata
Site Name NAM-05
State Michigan, U.S.A.; and Ontario, Canada
Country Canada and U.S.A.
Latitude 44:4N
Longitude 82:2W
Altitude [m] 176
Surface area [m2] 59,570,000,000 Volume [m3] 3.54E+12
Maximum depth [m] 228 Water level control Unregulated
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation[m] - Length of shoreline [m] 5,088,000
Residence time [yr] 22.6 Catchment area [m2] 12.8464
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] 2,324 Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] 11.1
Freezing period 80, da,ys Mixing type Dimictic
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] 2,977
Total N loading [t yr-1] 24,700 Total P loading [t yr-1] 4,857
Population 1,236,300 Population density of catchment area [person km-2] 9.6

WATER USAGE

Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] 4.050925926 Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] 0.462962963
Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] 35.64814814 Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] 31.36574074

LAND USE

Natural landscape [%] 76 Agricultural land [%] 22 Others [%] 2
Siltation - Toxic Contamination -
Eutrophication - Acidification -

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