News History & Fun in Michigan
The latest Great Lakes Water Levels update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows that water levels across the Great Lakes are continuing their seasonal rise, though variability remains between basins. Great Lakes Water Levels Update – Weather Trends Over …
Unseasonably heavy precipitation and rising Great Lakes water levels mark a turning point in Michigan’s hydrological outlook this spring. Unstable Weather, Lake Rises Signal Shifting Climate Trends Residents and waterway stakeholders in Michigan and across the Great Lakes are watching closely …
Warmer weather and recent precipitation have caused slight increases in Great Lakes water levels, particularly Lakes Michigan-Huron and Erie. However, levels remain below 2024 highs and long-term averages, affecting navigation and Michigan’s economy significantly.
Nestle, a company based in Switzerland, can already suck and export up to 250 gallons a minute from a well in Evart, Michigan. Now it wants a new permit that would allow the company to pump 400 gallons of water each minute of the day.
Each month we summarize reports and data from the Army Corps of Engineers – Detroit District’s Monthly and Weekly reports for Great Lakes Water Levels and Great Lakes Water Level History. We present a single-page view of the changes in lake …
Lakes Huron and Michigan continue to rise in 2019 . This took it very close to breaching lake water levels records last set in May 1986. Its expected to be a record setting year in 2020.
Proposed rules changes to the Great Lakes Compact will make it easier for petitioners to ask for a water diversion and alter some of the provisions in the current rules that outline the need for public comment.
Recently the blogosphere and news sites have been bristling that Barack Obama somehow has just now starting to allow water from Great Lakes region to be pumped and sold to China. What’s worse is that none of these blog authors are checking the facts. Their lazy practice is to re-blog someone else’s post.
All of the Great Lakes fell below their long-term averages and lower than in 2011 because of an abnormal lack of snow in recent winters and the hot, dry summer
In 2011, the US Army Corps of Engineers were forecasted lower Great Lakes Water Level in 2012 for Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron.
Given the number of raw materials and agriculture affected, the reduced number of shipping days and access to key ports typically cost jobs and impact the United States economy. Each year, the amount of iron ore alone shipped through the Soo Locks is $500.4 billion.
