- Date
- 1988-07-01
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- hydrologyenvironmentweathercommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1988 Beaver Beacon reports a Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory study of long-term lake levels and future change. It records the July 1 Lake Michigan level as 578.83 feet and compares it with historical record highs and lows.
Evidence limits
The article is a local summary of research and a single level observation; it does not replace gauge records or the laboratory’s completed analysis.
Sources
- Reports the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory study of true average levels and future change, and gives Lake Michigan’s July 1 level as 578.83 feet with comparisons to record highs and lows. 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 · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the September monthly mean Lake Michigan level was about four inches below the long-term average, eighteen inches below the prior year's level, and expected to continue its seasonal decline into February. 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 · 1988-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the lake-level update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026 · revised 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes laboratory studies typical lake levels and future change, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-michigan-levels-research-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Lake Michigan Levels,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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