Name: Lake Michigan ends October 1995 about one inch below its long-term average
Start: 1995-10-31
End: 1995-10-31
Location: Beaver Island

Lake Michigan ends October 1995 about one inch below its long-term average

Also Late October 1995 Beaver Island Lake Michigan water level

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TypeEvent

Date1995-10-31

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1995-10-31
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimeenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December Beacon reported that Lake Michigan’s end-of-October 1995 level was 578.87 feet above the cited Rimouski datum, approximately one inch below the long-term October average.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s summary of the Army Engineers’ report, not the underlying gauge table.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1995, “Water Levels.”
Reports an end-of-October elevation of 578.87 feet above the stated Rimouski datum, one inch below the long-term October average. 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, December 1995, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the water-level report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Michigan ends October 1995 about one inch below its long-term average”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-levels-october-end-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1995, “Water Levels.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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