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Beaver Beacon reports below-average March 1999 lake levels and a lower summer forecast

Also 1999 Beaver Island lake levels · March 1999 Lake Levels

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TypeEvent
Dates1999-03 – 2000-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1999-03 – 2000-01
Kind
Observation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
hydrologyenvironmentshorelinesweathercommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1999 Beaver Beacon reported March lake levels about two inches below the long-term March average and forecast the August 1999 mean level at about twelve inches below August 1998.

The May 1999 issue reports Michigan–Huron levels about five inches below the long-term March average and 35 inches below the March 1986 all-time high. It forecasts a September level eight inches below the long-term average and about 13 inches below September 1998.

Evidence limits

This record preserves a contemporary newspaper report and forecast; it does not add a gauge series or a later verification of the prediction.

Sources

  1. Reports March water levels about two inches below the long-term March average and forecasts the August 1999 mean level about twelve inches below August 1998. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the lake-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Michigan–Huron levels about five inches below the long-term March average and 35 inches below the 1986 March high, with a forecast of eight inches below average by September. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the lake-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports that evaporation and below-average precipitation were the largest causes of low Great Lakes levels, that Michigan-Huron levels had fallen nearly three feet between July 1997 and September 1999, and that another four to six inches of decline was expected through mid-December. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-12_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held issue scan confirms the low-water report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-12_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports Michigan–Huron water levels at 100% of the November average and explains that winter freezing should slow evaporation despite the continuing low-water context. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held issue scan confirms the lake-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports below-average March 1999 lake levels and a lower summer forecast”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-level-forecast-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1999, “Lake Levels — March.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).

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