Great Lakes water levels report January 1990 conditions

Event

Date: 1990-02-27
Kind: Observation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: hydrologyenvironmentgeography
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 27, 1990 Beaver Beacon reported Lakes Michigan-Huron at 577.28 feet at the end of January, about eight inches below the long-term January average, with a February forecast near the January level and a July forecast below average.

Evidence limits

This preserves the newspaper’s water-level report and forecast, not the underlying gauge series or forecast methodology.

Sources

“Lake Levels,” Beaver Beacon, February 27, 1990.
Reports January Lakes Michigan-Huron elevation, year-over-year and monthly comparisons, the all-time-low comparison, and February and July forecasts. 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, February 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page February issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes water levels report January 1990 conditions”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-water-levels-january-1990/, accessed [date], citing “Lake Levels,” Beaver Beacon, February 27, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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