Lake Michigan water levels were steady month over month, neither increasing nor decreasing from February to March. Lake Michigan is now about 8 inches below the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to begin their seasonal rise over the next month. Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron Here are five things…
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Lake Michigan water levels continued their seasonal decline, decreasing 1 inch from December to January. Lake Michigan is now about 5 inches below the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to continue to decrease another inch over the next month before beginning their seasonal rise in the spring. Water Levels…
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Lake Michigan water levels have begun their seasonal decline. Water levels are expected to continue to fall through February. Below average precipitation late this summer and increased evaporation led to a decreased water supply to Lake Michigan. Over the next 6-months the USACE predicts that Lake Michigan water levels will close to the long-term average.…
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Through the spring months (March, April, May), Lake Michigan water levels began their seasonal rise. Water levels are expected to continue rising through July. Above average precipitation this spring increased water supply to Lake Michigan. Over the next 6-months the USACE predicts that Lake Michigan water levels will be 1 – 2 inches above the…
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Through the late fall (November) and winter (December, January and February), Lake Michigan water levels continued their seasonal decline. Water levels are expected to begin their seasonal rise in late March or early April. Over the past year, Lake Michigan experienced below average precipitation. Warm early winter temperatures have led to below average evaporation and…
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Through the late summer (August) and early fall (September and October), Lake Michigan water levels began their seasonal decline. From July to October, water levels on Lake Michigan fell approximately 7 inches. Over the past year, Lake Michigan experienced below average precipitation. Despite water levels now being approximately 37 inches below the highest monthly water…
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Lake Michigan water levels rose two inches from June to July. Though Lake Michigan is now about 29 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded in July 2020, the Lake is still about 5 inches higher than the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to remain stable over the…
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Lake Michigan water levels remained within an inch of last month’s water levels. Though Lake Michigan is now about 30 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded in June 2020, the Lake is still about 5 inches higher than the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to rise another…
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Lake Michigan water levels continued their seasonal incline, increasing 5 inches from April to May. Though Lake Michigan is now about 27 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded in May 2020, the Lake is still about 7 inches higher than the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to…
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Lake Michigan water levels continued their seasonal incline, increasing 4 inches from March to April. Though Lake Michigan is now about 30 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for April 2020, the Lake is still about 5 inches higher than the long-term average water level for the month. Water levels are expected to…
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