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A group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada, including Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. The Great Lakes connect Midwestern ports with the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Great Lakes ice coverage is hovering along a record low for this time in the winter season. At the same time, Lakes Michigan and Huron have broken records for high water levels last set 33 years ago.
There are an estimated 6,000 sunken ships across all the Great Lakes with about 1,500 Michigan Shipwrecks located in Michigan waters. With Interactive Map
Michigan shoreline community’s are petitioning to declare a Great Lakes Water Level Emergency due to record setting Great Lakes Water levels. The Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District Multiple noted that record high levels were set on the Great Lakes in 2019 resulting in increased risks from erosion and coastal flooding. The Corps six month … Read more Communities Call for State of Emergency as Great Lakes Water Levels Rise
The Detroit Army Corps of Engineers have kept records of ice coverage going back to 1973. The map shows the extent of the maximum ice cover on the Great Lakes for each year.