Evaluation of New Control Structures for Regulating the Great Lakes System: Multiscenario, Multireservoir Optimization Approach

Water levels in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system located in northeastern North America are critically important to the Canadian and U.S. economies. Water managers are concerned that this system, which is currently managed by control structures at the outlets of Lakes Superior and Ontario, is not able to cope with the highly uncertain impacts of climate change. In particular, the frequency of extreme water levels throughout the system might …