THE MOVEMENT OF WATER WITHIN THE BASIN
Water moves within the basin in accord with the hydrological cycle – the
dominant physical process at work in the basin. Air carries water vapor over the
basin, deposits it on the land, where it eventually enters the lakes. Once in the
lakes, water moves in currents along the shores, is pushed by winds and storms,
and eventually leaves through evaporation or transport to the Gulf of St.
Lawrence.