Lake Levels

Gladwin County homeowner Jim Hall says it took 8.5 hours for the canals around Wixom Lake to drain after the Edenville Dam failed in 2020. Officials estimate it could take two to seven years for all the water to return.

Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior are all about eight inches lower than the historical average, according to February data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Michigan's winters are getting shorter and warmer, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These trends can have consequences on Great Lakes ecosystems and lake levels.

The sandbags were meant to be temporary to prevent erosion during record-high water levels three years ago.

Snowmelt and recent rain have brought Great Lakes water levels up. This spring rise is normal - and water levels are projected to increase even more this month.

The Great Lakes are toying with new records this winter… this time for how little ice they have. Less than ten-percent of the great lakes are frozen over…