Fact sheet discussing types of shore protection and their impacts on coastal processes. Great Lakes Coastal Shore Protection Structures & Their Effects on Coastal Processes Overview Great Lakes Coastal Protection Structures & Their Effects on Coastal Processes is a five-page fact sheet that discusses the different types of shore protection and their positive and…
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Online models that predict Great Lakes surface water conditions. Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System Overview The Great Lake Coastal Forecasting System (GLCFS) is a set of online models that predict Great Lakes surface water conditions. The GLCFS was developed by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Ohio State University, using a…
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A booklet that provides property owners with options and resources for responding to changing bluffs and beaches. Adapting to a Changing Coast (for Property Owners) Overview Adapting to a Changing Coast for Property Owners is a booklet that provides property owners with options and resources for responding to the changing bluff and beaches…
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In this blog, Alan Lulloff (ASFPM) shares how stormwater and groundwater are connected, how they impact bluff stability, and how management has changed over time. Managing Stormwater & Groundwater on Coastal Bluff Properties April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring increased runoff to Lake Michigan and can drop large amounts of precipitation…
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This blog discusses the impact of evaporation on Lake Michigan water levels. It’s Evaporation Season (Normally) One question our team has been hearing a lot lately is “what will cause Lake Michigan’s water levels to go back down?” This is the perfect time of the year to discuss this question because the fall…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain above average into December. Lake Michigan is currently at the same level as the highest monthly average that was set for the Lake in December of 1986. However, the Great Lakes Basin was relatively dry over the past month and as a whole received just two-thirds…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain high, with every lake within seven inches of it’s record high water level for the month of November. A wet October saw precipitation that was was 46% above average across the Great Lakes. Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron Here are five things to know about…
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Meeting summary from October 17, 2019 Great Lakes Water Level Informational meeting. October 2019 Great Lakes Water Levels Informational Meeting On the evening of October 17th, an informational meeting on Great Lakes water levels was held at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Bayside, WI. Speakers from the United States Army Corps of…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain high, with every lake above its long-term average monthly mean. Lake Superior is within one inch of its highest monthly mean recorded for October. Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Michigan-Huron have begun their “seasonal decline” and have dropped below their record high monthly means. Water Levels on…
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The water levels on all of the Great Lakes remain very high, with every lake above or within a few inches of its record high monthly mean. Lakes Superior and Erie broke their record high monthly mean for August while Lake Michigan-Huron was three inches below its record high monthly mean. There is a good…
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