With this years winter being one of the snowiest in years, hydrologists expect the water levels of the Great Lakes to be 6 to 12 inches higher than normal.

In December, Lakes Michigan and Huron, joined by the Straits of Mackinac, were just inches above a record low. The two lakes will still be 18-24 inches below longtime averages this summer, but 6 to 12 inches above record lows. “There aren’t any more scary records looming,”

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