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Old 05-11-2006 | 08:31 PM
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Lake Ontario water level is looking low for this time of year. What are you guys seeing in the other Great Lakes?
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Old 05-12-2006 | 07:25 AM
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This is s good site for tracking Grat Lakes water levels


http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/now/wlevels/levels.html
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Old 05-12-2006 | 07:52 AM
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Lake Champlain level is way lower than I have ever seen in the past.
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Old 05-12-2006 | 10:13 AM
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Forecast for Erie is minus 6 inches from last year.
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Old 05-12-2006 | 10:16 AM
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Hey Fund, Wasn't erie a little above the long term average last year??
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Old 05-12-2006 | 10:55 AM
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I don't think so. Maybe a tiny bit early in the season.
Couple inches?

I have the chart at home.

It was higher in general in the last two years than is was in the two before that.... that is for sure.
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Old 05-12-2006 | 03:06 PM
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Lake Michigan looks to be down again also but its been raining for 4 days now
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Old 05-12-2006 | 06:24 PM
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Lake Michigan looks to be down again also but its been raining for 4 days now
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Old 05-12-2006 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fund razor
I don't think so. Maybe a tiny bit early in the season.
Couple inches?

I have the chart at home.

It was higher in general in the last two years than is was in the two before that.... that is for sure.
yep . . .it seemed like it was get'n up there for a bit but its really looking low so far. winter was not to good for us. lake erie never really froze and we did not get much snow after about the end of december. thats not good.
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Old 05-12-2006 | 07:36 PM
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Georgian Bay seems a bit lower this year, but water levels where we are usually peak in late July/August. Plus its been bone dry there up until very recently. We were a bit conservative putting the docks in last weekend because of this.

(For those that don't know, Georgian Bay is usually referred to as the "6th great lake". But geographically, it drains into Lake Huron, directly affecting its water levels too. At almost 120 miles long and 40+ miles wide, its the largest freshwater bay in the world. )
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