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January 2020 Water Level Update

January 31, 2020 By Lydia Salus, Coastal Resilience Project Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all the Great Lakes still remain above average as of the beginning of the New Year. Lake…

It’s Evaporation Season (Normally)

December 6, 2019 Lydia Salus, Coastal Resilience Project Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant One question our team has been hearing a lot lately is “what will cause Lake Michigan’s water levels to go back down?”…

December 2019 Water Level Update

December 6, 2019 By Lydia Salus, Coastal Resilience Project Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain above average into December. Lake Michigan is currently at the same level…

November 2019 Water Level Update

November 22, 2019 By Adam Bechle, Coastal Engineering Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain high, with every lake within seven inches of it's record high water level…

October 2019 Great Lakes Water Levels Informational Meeting

By Adam Bechle, Coastal Engineering Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant 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.…

October 2019 Water Level Update

October 29, 2019 By Lydia Salus, Coastal Resilience Project Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all the Great Lakes remain high, with every lake above its long-term average monthly mean. Lake Superior is…

September 2019 Water Level Update

September 25, 2019 By Adam Bechle, Coastal Engineering Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all of the Great Lakes remain very high, with every lake above or within a few inches of…

August 2019 Water Level Update

August 27, 2019 By Adam Bechle, Coastal Resilience Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Sea Grant The water levels on all of the Great Lakes remain very high, with every lake above or within a few inches of…

Where do I Start?: Resources for Great Lakes Coastal Property Owners

By Lydia Salus & Adam Bechle, Coastal Resilience Project Team, Wisconsin Sea Grant Where do I start? Coastal hazards like erosion and flooding along Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coasts can be a threat to properties,…

Evaporation & Water Levels

July 25, 2019 By Lydia Salus, Coastal Resilience Project Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant The summer heat and sun will cause some of the high water to evaporate from Lake Michigan, right? Actually, evaporation on…