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Lake levels balancing act might now include wetlands Over the last 50 years, Lake Ontario's coastal wetlands have been knocked out of balance, strangely enough, by a plan to...
Lack of ice could mean drop in lake levels With warmer temperatures, less snowfall and nearly no ice coverage this winter, it’s likely that spring and summer...
Sen. Ritchie urges meeting to review impact of Seaway water level plan on jobs and port in Ogdensburg State Sen. Patty Ritchie says she’s encouraged by the progress of the International Joint Commission on a long-delayed...
IJC may release water regulation plan next week WASHINGTON — A new regulation plan to control water levels on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario may come into...
Water levels rising Water levels in the Lakes Michigan-Huron basin are up from last year but remain about 9 inches below the historic average....
Study predicts less severe Great Lakes water loss TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Climate change probably won't reduce Great Lakes water levels as much as experts have...
Lake Superior drops in August Lake Superior dropped an inch during August, a month it usually holds steady, the International Lake Superior Board of...
Lake Superior water level expected to rise The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has...
Public to get chance to weigh in on lake levels study The public will get a chance next month to comment on a new U.S. and Canadian report that says it is possible to raise the...
Raising Lakes Huron, Michigan Costly TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Artificially raising water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan to compensate for drop-offs...
Lake Superior seiche changes water levels at local shores CHASSEL -- The U.P. is no stranger to seiches.  In 1965, a seiche caused flooding in L'Anse.  That seiche was...
APNewsBreak: Raising Lakes Huron, Michigan costly TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Artificially raising water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan to compensate for drop-offs...
Region's rainfall boosts Great Lakes levels Near record rain in April has dams along the Fox River running full blast, and Lake Michigan water levels are higher than...
More flooding ahead for CNY Boaters Boaters who live in the greater Syracuse area are no stranger to bad weather interrupting their boating season.
What to expect as Lake Michigan water levels predicted to hover near historic lows this summer SAUGATUCK — When the 150-passenger Star of Saugatuck paddleboat churns its way into Lake Kalamazoo this summer, the...
Great Lakes levels expected to drop Southeast Michigan's huge snow drifts and thick ice aren't expected to yield higher water levels in the Great Lakes...
Lower Great Lakes water levels projected for 2011 DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Great Lakes water levels will be mostly lower this boating season. It...
Lake Superior falls more than usual in February Lower-than-normal snowfall across the Lake Superior watershed in recent weeks led to the big lake dropping 3 inches in...
Article says low levels on Lakes Michigan, Huron are a nonissue A government-funded article circulating on the Internet reports that people living on the Lake Michigan shoreline aren't...
Lake Michigan coastal erosion and bluff failures In 2008, heavy rain triggered mudslides in Grant Park—with trees and chunks of land literally skidding down bluffs,...
Marinas fear falling lake levels A lack of winter precipitation could mean below-average water levels in the Great Lakes this summer, causing problems for...
Lake levels to be lower If you like the beach, there might be more of it to lie on this year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects there will be...
Great Lakes Water Levels Dropping The water levels of the Great Lakes have been dropping.  Lake Michigan has seen the biggest drop, down 4 inches in the...
Lake Superior well below normal in November The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has...
Low Great Lakes levels prompt new call for action The U.S.-Canadian body overseeing Great Lakes issues could take engineering steps to raise the levels of the Lake Michigan/...
Lake Superior falling farther below average The level of Lake Superior dropped 3 inches in October, a month the lake usually declines by 1 inch, according to the...
Dredging planned for Bay Port Harbor The Detroit District has awarded a contract for dredging Bay Port Harbor, Mich., on Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. Malcolm...
IJC responds to concerns about Great Lakes levels TheInternationalJointCommission (IJC)has directed the Upper Great Lakes Study Board to explore what the effects would be of...
Powerful winds change water levels on Lake Michigan, Fox River The powerful sustained winds this week pushed water levels three feet lower Wednesday on the south side of Lake Winnebago...
U.S.-Canada agency ponders deeper lakes A commission that oversees waters shared by the U.S. and Canada wants a panel of 100 scientists to look at the effects of...
IJC to expand scope of study on changing water levels in Great Lakes Great Lakes Seaway News reports that the International Joint Commission (IJC), the binational body set up by the Boundary...
Panel wants options for raising Great Lakes levels The U.S. and Canadian board that oversees Great Lakes issues has rejected a recommendation from a group of scientists to...
The incredibly shrinking Great Lakes Southern Canada’s fresh water supply is dropping on average by an amount that equals 1.4 million Olympic-size swimming...
Senator believes new alliances could help solve water level woes Politics makes for strange bedfellows, as the old saying goes, and it's one Senator Bob Runciman feels would be put to...
Water levels are up since spring Water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River rose "considerably" since this spring and have surpassed...
Rising level of Lake Ontario good news for docks, marinas Six weeks ago, experts said the heavens would have to open in order to overcome extreme low water levels in Lake Ontario....
Downward trend for water levels continues The Georgian Baykeeper has warned that water levels of Lakes Michigan, Huron and Georgian Bay are on a critical downward...
Great Lakes water levels alarmingly low, officials say After a winter of next-to-no snow, water levels all across the Great Lakes are down this spring, something government and...
Low water might stymie Lake Ontario boaters Low water levels on Lake Ontario have area marina operators crossing their fingers that they will continue to be able to...
Great Lakes Water Levels Drop Boating season has begun across the state, but officials warn water levels in most Great Lakes could be almost 10 inches...
Great Lakes water levels drop worries boaters, shippers Each of the Great Lakes, as well as Lake St. Clair, will be lower this summer, and that means headaches for those who use...
Petition seeking higher water More than 400 people living along the St. Lawrence River have signed a petition asking the International Joint Commission to...
Low water levels in Lake Ontario could spell trouble for boaters, anglers Low water levels in Montreal Harbor could hamper fishing and recreational boating this spring on Lake Ontario. On Tuesday,...
Water levels slightly down; OK for marinas Like the up-and-down air temperatures of the spring and early summer in Michigan, Great Lakes water levels are also an ever-...
Lake levels expected to be down as much as 10 inches After a dry winter, Michigan boaters can expect levels of most Great Lakes to be 5 to 8 inches lower this summer than last...
Lake Huron levels likely to drop this summer While the level of Lake St. Clair dropped dramatically this spring, the depth of local waterways is on par with past years....
A crisis over water levels Senator Bob Runciman's recent call for action on outdated water-level policy for the St. Lawrence River has no better...
There's more to the low-water levels Senator Bob Runciman's concerns over waterflow in the St. Lawrence River coincide with several related events. Hydro...
International agency wants comments on its hands-off plan for St. Clair River-Great Lakes water levels The International Joint Commission is hosting two teleconferences this week to receive public comment on a report called...
Public asked to weigh in on lakes study The public is being asked to weigh in tonight on a report about Great Lakes water levels produced by an international study...

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