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Michigan's annual water use data
Michigan and the other Great Lakes states and provinces have enacted laws that require major water users to report water usage within the Great Lakes Basin. This information facilitates managing water resources in a more integrated manner and supports the legal basis for prohibiting diversions of Great Lakes water to other regions of the country.
All water users with the capacity to withdraw over 100,000 gallons per day must report their annual water use to the State of Michigan by April 1 of each year. Water use data is compiled by EGLE and shared publicly and with the other states and provinces within the Great Lakes basin.
Michigan water use data by county and by category of use
- 2025 - will be available in fall 2026
- 2024
- 2023 water use data, xlsx
- 2022 water use data, xlsx
- 2021 water use data, xlsx
- 2020 water use data, xlsx
- 2019 water use data, xlsx
- 2018 water use data, xlsx
- 2017 water use data, xlsx
- 2016 water use data, xlsx
- 2015 water use data, xlsx
- 2014 water use data, xlsx
Michigan water use data by facility
- 2025 - will be available in fall 2026
- 2024
- 2023 water use by facility, xlsx
Michigan total water use by category chart
- 2025 - will be available in fall 2026
- 2024
- 2023 total water use by category chart
Additional data
Water use data for each of the Great Lakes Basin states and provinces is available in the Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database maintained by the Great Lakes Commission.