Re: [Paddlewise] Lake Superior water levels

Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net> wrote:
> The snowy winter in the great lakes started off as good news
for great
> lakes water levels, but rainfall and snowfall have tailed off
to average
> and there hasn't been the cold weather to ice the lakes up and
keep
> evaporation down. As a result, Lake Superior is the lowest it's
been since
> 1926, according to this ENN story:
>
>
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/02/02062001/krt_lake_41
845.asp
>
>
According to the Army Corps links below, Superior is still some
6-7 inches above record low levels, though it *is approaching*
the record low levels seen in 1925-1926:
http://huron.lre.usace.army.mil/levels/superior.pdf  (a plot of
just Lake Superior water levels)
http://huron.lre.usace.army.mil/levels/cbulletin.pdf  (plots of
all Great Lakes water levels)
http://huron.lre.usace.army.mil/levels/weekly.html   (2/9 report)

http://huron.lre.usace.army.mil/levels/Update142.pdf
presents the 2000 summary report for the Great Lakes


Regards,
Erik Sprenne



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