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Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week - Bay City News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com

Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week - Bay City News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com
Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week
by Jeff Kart | The Bay City Times
Thursday June 11, 2009, 5:45 PM

Water levels in Lakes Michigan-Huron are up after above-average precipitation in the Great Lakes basin this week.

The lakes, which are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, are 10 inches higher than at this time a year ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports in its latest weekly update.

Lakes Michigan-Huron are projected to rise 2 more inches over the next 30 days, along with Lake Superior.

This month, the Lake Michigan-Huron basin has seen above average precipitation, while the remaining lake basins have received lower than average rain, Corps officials said.

Daily Kos: State of the Nation


Daily Kos: State of the Nation

This is absolutely amazing that a sinkhole such as this could exists.