According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water levels for lakes Michigan and Huron recently dipped below the long-term average for the first time in a decade. While the water levels are over two feet above the lowest low on record, these trends stand out from just five years ago when water levels regularly hit numbers 20 inches above the long-term average. Read the full story by The Ticker.
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