- Date
- 1990-01-26
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- hydrologyenvironmentgeography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 26, 1990 Beaver Beacon reported that Lakes Michigan-Huron stood at 577.20 feet at the end of December 1989, below the long-term December average, with further seasonal decline expected before a June level still below average.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the newspaper’s summary of a water-level report; the underlying gauge record and forecast methodology are not included here.
Sources
- Reports December Lakes Michigan-Huron elevation, monthly and year-over-year comparisons, and the January and June 1990 forecast. 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 · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held twenty-page January issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes water levels report December 1989 conditions, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-water-levels-december-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Great Lakes Water Levels,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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