PHOTO BY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the month of March broke the water level record from 1986 for Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and St. Clair. Michigan and Huron hit 581.43 feet. In March of 2019 Michigan and Huron hit 580.25. Levels are expected to continue to rise into the summer, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette.
“After a generally drier month of February, March brought a return to wetter conditions experienced across the Great Lakes basin,” says John Allis, chief of the Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office, Detroit District. “During this period of seasonal rise for the Great Lakes, near or above record high water levels will continue to cause impacts along the shoreline.”
To read more, visit greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/oconto-county/2020/04/08/lake-michigan-water-level-remain-high-says-army-corps-engineers/2968885001/.
