- Dates
- 1996-10 – 1997-04
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- hydrologyenvironmentshorelinescommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1996 Beaver Beacon reprints an Army Corps of Engineers report putting Lake Michigan twelve inches above its long-term October average. It expected no change in November, a seasonal decline into February, and an April level sixteen inches above average—fifteen inches above April 1996.
Evidence limits
This is a reprinted forecast and comparison, not a gauge dataset, engineering assessment, or later verification of the projected level.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports Lake Michigan twelve inches above the long-term October average, no expected November change, a seasonal decline into February, and an April level forecast sixteen inches above average and fifteen inches above April 1996. 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 · 1996-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Army Corps lake-level report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports Lake Michigan twelve inches above its long-term October average, 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-levels-october-1996-report/, accessed [date], citing Army Corps of Engineers, “Lake Levels,” Beaver Beacon, December 1996. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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