Lake Michigan water levels have started their seasonal incline this spring, increasing by about 5 inches from March to April. Though Lake Michigan is now about 26 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for April in 2020, the Lake is still about 9 inches above the long-term average water level. Water levels are…
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Lake Michigan water levels have continued their seasonal decline this fall, decreasing by about 5 inches from January to February. Though Lake Michigan is now about 28 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for January in 2020, the Lake is still about 10 inches above the long-term average water level. Water levels are…
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Lake Michigan water levels have continued their seasonal decline this fall, decreasing by about 5 inches from December to January. Though Lake Michigan is now about 28 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for January in 2020, the Lake is still about 10 inches above the long-term average water level. Water levels are…
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Lake Michigan water levels have continued their seasonal decline this fall, decreasing by about 2 inches from November to December. Though Lake Michigan is now about 23 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for December in 1986, the Lake is still about 12 inches above the long-term average water level. Water levels are…
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Lake Michigan water levels have continued their seasonal decline this fall, decreasing by about 3 inches from October to November. Though Lake Michigan is now about 25 inches below the highest monthly water level recorded for November in 1986, the Lake is still about 13 inches above the long-term average water level. Water levels are…
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Lake Michigan water levels have begun their seasonal decline this fall, decreasing by 2 inches this month. Water level fluctuations can be explained by the Net Basin Supply (NBS) and this past June was the first month this year where NBS was above average. Next month, Lake Michigan-Huron basins are expected to decrease 3 inches…
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Summer tends to be the season where lake levels increase, however, Lake Michigan water levels have stayed relatively steady since March, increasing by 1 inch this month. Water level fluctuations can be explained by the Net Basin Supply (NBS) and this past June was the first month this year where NBS was above average. Next…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes have continued to be below their monthly record highs as of July 9, 2021. Lake Michigan is now 19 inches below the highest recorded monthly average in July previously set just last year in 2020. Water levels are trending downwards and this can be explained by the…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes have continued to be below their monthly record highs as of June 7, 2021. Lake Michigan is now 14 inches below the highest recorded monthly average in June previously set just last year in 2020. Water levels are trending downwards and this can be explained by the…
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The water levels on all the Great Lakes have continued to be below their monthly record highs as of May 7, 2021. Lake Michigan is now 15 inches below the highest recorded monthly average in May previously set just last year in 2020. This is the fourth month in a row this year where NBS…
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