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Status of Great Lakes Areas of Concern

Posted: October 31, 2014
Binational Areas of Concern map

The table below summarizes the current status and significant progress made by the United States and Canada to restore Great Lakes Areas of Concern.

CanadaUnited StatesShared Binational
Restored Areas of Concern

Wheatley Harbour (2010)
Severn Sound (2003)
Collingwood Harbour (1994)
Restored Areas of Concern

Deer Lake (2014)
White Lake (2014)
Presque Isle Bay (In Recovery 2002, restored 2013)
Oswego River (2006)
Lower Menominee River (2020)
Ashtabula River (2021)
Rochester Embayment (2024)
Areas of Concern in Recovery

Jackfish Bay (2011)
Spanish Harbour (1999)
Areas of Concern

Thunder Bay
Nipigon Bay
Peninsula Harbour
Hamilton Harbour
Toronto and Region
Port
Hope Harbour
Bay of Quinte
Areas of Concern

Black River
Buffalo River
Clinton River
Cuyahoga River
Eighteenmile Creek
Lower Green Bay & Fox River
Grand Calumet River
Kalamazoo River
Manistique River
Maumee
Milwaukee Estuary
Muskegon Lake
River Raisin
Rouge River
Saginaw River and Bay
Sheboygan River
St. Louis River
Torch Lake
Waukegan Harbor
Areas of Concern

St. Marys River
Canada
United States

St. Clair River
Canada
United States

Detroit River
Canada
United States

Niagara River
Canada
United States

St. Lawrence River
Canada
United States

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