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Beaver Beacon reports February 1995 Lake Michigan water levels

Also February 1995 Beaver Island water-level report

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TypeEvent
Date1995-02
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ErasModern era
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Date
1995-02
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Observation
Where
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1995 Beacon says the Army Engineers’ report showed Lake Michigan down one inch from the prior month and notes the January level was seven inches above the long-term average.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s summary of the engineering report, not the underlying measurement table or gauge record.

Sources

  1. Reports that Lake Michigan had dropped one inch since the previous month and compares the January level with the long-term average. 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 · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the water-level report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports February 1995 Lake Michigan water levels”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-water-levels-february-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1995, “Water Levels.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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