Water levels on lakes Michigan and Huron had their largest surge for the month of April since record-keeping began in 1918, the quick rise driven by snowmelt and heavy rains.
Water levels soared by a record 13.4 inches on the lakes last month, said Keith Kompoltowicz, chief of hydraulics and hydrology for the Detroit District office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That’s triple their average rise of 4.3 inches in April.
“The lakes are typically rising in the spring due to rainfall and snowmelt runoff, but obviously we hadn’t seen a rise of this magnitude,” Kompoltowicz said…