- Dates
- 1997-01 – 1997-06
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- hydrologyenvironmentshorelinescommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1997 Beaver Beacon reports that above-average precipitation had left December Lake Michigan levels unchanged and expected January to remain at the same point during the normal seasonal decline. It forecasts a mid-June level 18 inches above the long-term June average and 11 inches above June 1996.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper forecast, not a gauge dataset, engineering assessment, or later verification of the projected water level.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports December levels holding steady despite above-average precipitation, January levels expected to remain the same during normal seasonal decline, and a mid-June Lake Michigan forecast 18 inches above the long-term June average and 11 inches above June 1996. 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 · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the lake-level forecast.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon forecasts Lake Michigan eighteen inches above its June average by mid-1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-level-january-1997-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1997, “LAKE LEVEL — JANUARY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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