Lake Michigan up 8 inches, Superior up 16 inches from a year ago
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by Tom Skilling | Source: Chicago Tribune
Lake Michigan’s water level has risen 8 inches above the same period a year ago. Once just 6 to 12 inches above all-time lows, lake levels are up in response to the same downpours that caused many area rivers to flood. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which monitors the Great Lakes, predicts the higher levels are to hold through the coming months, though, barring new waves of heavy rains, the biggest rises have probably already occurred. Interconnected Lakes Michigan and Huron are unlikely to change significantly in the next month.
The corps reports other Great Lakes have experienced increased levels as well, with Lake Superior 16 inches higher than a year ago.
