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NOOA has a lot of inter- high water and out of cu-

esting data for the Great riosity thought I’d check it 2018 NOAA Water height is measured
Prediction using an avg. of 574.18’
Lakes including the com- out.... pretty close! above sea level

pilation of So, based

the last 100 FYI - The very lowest of on this,

years of the readings were all mea- what does

water lev- surements taken in Jan- our fu-

els. We’ve uary or February during ture hold?

heard over our ice season. Our peak High water (As of 12/16/17 year end prediction)
May 2018 could be up to 6.24” higher than May 2017
the years water level usually occurs t r e n d i n g

about the in July after our Michigan again into

“20 year upper peninsula melt and the late

cycle” of our spring showers end. 2030s?

24 YEARS 20 YEARS

1973 +31.92” 1986 +37.44” 1997+32.28” 2017 27.12”
over avg. over avg. over avg. over avg.

13 YEARS 11 YEARS

2018 May pred. as high as +29.88”

(7.5” lower than 1986 high) ...

But we usually peak in July Above

mal 30 years of above normal 15 years of below normal Normal

Trend

Coming?

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