Below Average Precipitation and Temperatures Affect Water Levels
By IUGLS
Jan 17, 2012



Photo by Sharon Mollerus

Water levels on Lake Superior have continued to decline in recent months, amid low precipitation and warmer-than-usual weather.

For the fifth month in a row, water supply to the Lake Superior basin was below average for December, according to the latest data from Environment Canada (EC).

Outflows from Superior to Lakes Michigan-Huron also were below average for December. Still ...



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