2015. Whew! Look What's Back...the Lake!!
Two years ago (2013) there were a lot of nervous people in Michigan because we had several very dry years in a row, and the Great Lakes were at their lowest levels in history. All kinds of theories emerged explaining the drop in lake levels.
The picture below (in the first comment ) shows the same spot in Lake Michigan on the beach at Mission Point Lighthouse. The clump of reeds in the above (just below the horizon) picture corresponds to the mound in the center of the picture below.
Incredibly, the lake has risen about 3 feet since January 2013, due to heavy snowfall, and higher than average rainfall. Now, there is concern about beach erosion if the lakes continue to rise, with heavy storms ahead.
2015. Whew! Look What's Back...the Lake!!
Two years ago (2013) there were a lot of nervous people in Michigan because we had several very dry years in a row, and the Great Lakes were at their lowest levels in history. All kinds of theories emerged explaining the drop in lake levels.
The picture below (in the first comment ) shows the same spot in Lake Michigan on the beach at Mission Point Lighthouse. The clump of reeds in the above (just below the horizon) picture corresponds to the mound in the center of the picture below.
Incredibly, the lake has risen about 3 feet since January 2013, due to heavy snowfall, and higher than average rainfall. Now, there is concern about beach erosion if the lakes continue to rise, with heavy storms ahead.