- Dates
- 1996-11 – 1997-05
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- hydrologyenvironmentshorelinescommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1997 Beaver Beacon reports that Lake Michigan’s November 1996 mean level was fourteen inches above the long-term average. The six-month forecast placed the May 1997 level thirteen inches above average and about nine inches higher than the 1996 reading.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper report based on Army Engineers material, not a gauge dataset, engineering assessment, or later verification of the forecast.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports the November 1996 Lake Michigan mean level fourteen inches above the long-term average and forecasts a May 1997 level thirteen inches above average and about nine inches higher than the 1996 reading. 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 · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the lake-level report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports Lake Michigan fourteen inches above its long-term November average, 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-level-forecast-november-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1997, “LAKE LEVELS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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