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January 2003 Beacon reports Great Lakes precipitation and water-flow data for November 2002

Also Lake Levels January 2003 · Great Lakes Michigan-Huron water data November 2002

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TypeEvent
Dates2002-11 – 2003-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2002-11 – 2003-01
Kind
Observation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
hydrologyenvironmentweathercommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The January 2003 Beacon published Great Lakes basin hydrology data for November 2002 and the preceding 12 months. The Michigan-Huron basin recorded 1.86 inches of November precipitation against a 2.78-inch average, and 30.87 inches over the preceding year against a 32.09-inch average. The tables also reported water supplies and outflows for the major Great Lakes.

Evidence limits

These are basin-level tables reproduced in a local newspaper; they are not a direct gauge reading for Beaver Island or a forecast of Island lake levels.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Lake Levels.”
    Publishes basin tables showing November 2002 precipitation and 12-month comparisons; Michigan-Huron precipitation was 1.86 inches versus a 2.78-inch average, while the 12-month total was 30.87 inches versus 32.09 inches. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Lake Levels tables and graph.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “January 2003 Beacon reports Great Lakes precipitation and water-flow data for November 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-water-levels-november-2002-reported-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Lake Levels.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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