Folks living along the Lake Michigan shoreline have been witnessing a big rebound in its water levels since 2013, according to the Milwaukee Journal – Sentinel. The level of the lake has surged by about 4 feet.<\/p>\n
In the past year, Lake Michigan levels have increased 9 inches. And in the last month alone, they have gone up 2 inches. A combination of things is behind the rise, including more runoff from higher rainfall and weather conditions slowing the levels of evaporation from the lake\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n
Though the lake has worked its way higher over the past few years, it is still more than 2 feet below its all-time high of 582.35 feet in October 1986. But with its current levels of 580.09 feet, there are concerns for the erosion of beaches and bluffs around the great lake.<\/p>\n
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