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Lake Michigan is at its long-term average on October 1, 1995

Also October 1995 Beaver Island Lake Michigan water level

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TypeEvent
Date1995-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1995-10
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Observation
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Summary

The November Beacon reported Lake Michigan at its long-term average on October 1, 1995 and forecast the normal seasonal decline through mid-October and the following winter.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s summary of the Army Engineers’ report, not the underlying gauge table.

Sources

  1. Reports Lake Michigan at its long-term average on October 1, a forecast four inches below mid-September by mid-October, and a March 1996 level below the long-term average. 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 · 1995-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the water-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Michigan is at its long-term average on October 1, 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-levels-october-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1995, “Water Levels — Army Engineers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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