LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Great Lakes water levels at the end of 2025 were below average for the first time in a decade, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This marks a significant shift from the record highs that caused widespread shoreline erosion just six years ago.
The dramatic change comes after water levels on the Great Lakes reached record high levels in 2020. The water reached such extreme heights that shorelines were eroded away and houses and roads fell into the water.
Water levels have steadily fallen since then and four out of five of the Great Lakes are below average for early January. Lake Superior currently sits at 601 feet, Lakes Michigan and Huron are at 577 feet, Lake Erie at 570 feet and Ontario at 244 feet…