- Date
- 1996-03
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathermaritimeenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1996 Beaver Beacon reported Army Corps of Engineers information that Lake Michigan was one inch higher than in January and expected the lake’s mid-July level to be four inches above the long-term average and the prior year.
Evidence limits
The column is a contemporary newspaper report and projection, not a gauging station series or later verified measurement.
Sources
- Reports that Army Corps of Engineers information put Lake Michigan one inch above January’s level and projected a mid-July level four inches above the long-term average and the prior year. 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 · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the water-level column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s March 1996 Beacon reports Lake Michigan one inch above January’s level”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-michigan-water-level-march-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “Lake Michigan Water Level.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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