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Location: upper michigan | Hear is an artical that explain water levels in the great lakes
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jan05/295968.asp
Edited by butch 1/25/2005 11:07 AM
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| That's an interesting article. The study on the dredging/erosion of the St. Clair River doesn't explain why Lake Erie's water levels have been dropping for the better part of the last decade, though. It seems like Erie should be rising, if that theory was true.
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Location: Bay City, MI | I honestly think it's just a cyclic thing. We got a ton of snow here in Michigan last winter and it was cold enough for Lake Huron to freeze completely over. There was an incredible stat that said when one of the Great Lakes completely freezes, some millions of gallons of water are saved because you remove the "evaporation" factor. Henceforth, with the spring runoff, lack of evaporation to the bone dry air, and above average rainfall, the lake levels rose significantly this summer. It's all about the weather in my opinion and people starting noticing the lower lake levels after back to back years of warmer than average El Nino and La Nina weather patterns. A couple of good cold winters with snow like we used to get when I was a kid would end the debate. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | While there are year to year and decadal cycles the overall trend is a drop in levels:
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