Lake Level Update 19 reports high Great Lakes levels and winter ice risks, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-02
Kind: Occurrence
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: hydrologyenvironmentinfrastructurecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

“Lake Level Update No. 19,” reprinted in February 1987, reported high projected Great Lakes levels, possible winter ice damage to docks and marinas, and a Lakes Michigan–Huron level of 581.0 feet above IGLD on December 4.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted newspaper report, not a gauge dataset or engineering survey.

Sources

Philip Keillor, “Lake Level Update No. 19,” reprinted from the Island Exchange in Beaver Beacon, February 1987.
Reports Great Lakes water-level projections, winter ice damage risks, and a November-to-December six-inch drop in Lakes Michigan and Huron to 581.0 feet above IGLD. 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 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms Lake Level Update No. 19.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Level Update 19 reports high Great Lakes levels and winter ice risks, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-level-update-19-1987/, accessed [date], citing Philip Keillor, “Lake Level Update No. 19,” reprinted from the Island Exchange in Beaver Beacon, February 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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