Beaver Beacon reports below-average August Great Lakes rainfall and seasonal water-level decline, 1989

Also August 1989 Great Lakes levels report

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TypeEvent

Date1989-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-08
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: hydrologyenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September issue reports below-average August rainfall across the Great Lakes basin and describes most lake levels as entering their seasonal decline.

Sources

“GREAT LAKES LEVELS,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989.
Reports below-average August basin rainfall, near-average September forecast, and seasonal decline in most Great Lakes levels. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports below-average August Great Lakes rainfall and seasonal water-level decline, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-levels-august-1989/, accessed [date], citing “GREAT LAKES LEVELS,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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