https://www.wcmu.org/tags/lake-levels Lake Levels en-US Copyright Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-21/waterways-off-wixom-lake-still-dry-five-years-after-flood 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. Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-21/waterways-off-wixom-lake-still-dry-five-years-after-flood Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-09/great-lakes-water-levels-dip-to-low-point-in-last-decade 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. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:58:26 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-09/great-lakes-water-levels-dip-to-low-point-in-last-decade Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-18/warmer-winters-are-affecting-water-levels-great-lakes-ecosystems 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. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:47:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-18/warmer-winters-are-affecting-water-levels-great-lakes-ecosystems Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-06/property-owners-can-remove-sandbags-from-shoreline-state-says The sandbags were meant to be temporary to prevent erosion during record-high water levels three years ago. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:59:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-06/property-owners-can-remove-sandbags-from-shoreline-state-says Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-10/great-lakes-water-levels-up-from-historical-average 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. Wed, 10 May 2023 22:05:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-10/great-lakes-water-levels-up-from-historical-average Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-01-25/great-lakes-ice-levels-at-near-record-lows 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… Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:50:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-01-25/great-lakes-ice-levels-at-near-record-lows Amy Robinson