Lake St. Clair, Memorial Day, The Moot & Shallow Water...
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Water level is ok.
LAKE ST. CLAIR
Lake St. Clair’s monthly mean water level for April of 573.36 feet was 5 inches above March’s level. During April, Lake St. Clair was 9 inches below last year’s level and 11 inches below LTA. Lake St. Clair is forecasted to be 6 inches below its levels of a year ago in May and then gradually rise to 5 inches above last year’s level by October. The lake is expected to remain 10 to 11 inches below LTA over the next six months.
LAKE ST. CLAIR
Lake St. Clair’s monthly mean water level for April of 573.36 feet was 5 inches above March’s level. During April, Lake St. Clair was 9 inches below last year’s level and 11 inches below LTA. Lake St. Clair is forecasted to be 6 inches below its levels of a year ago in May and then gradually rise to 5 inches above last year’s level by October. The lake is expected to remain 10 to 11 inches below LTA over the next six months.
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Water level is ok.
LAKE ST. CLAIR
Lake St. Clair’s monthly mean water level for April of 573.36 feet was 5 inches above March’s level. During April, Lake St. Clair was 9 inches below last year’s level and 11 inches below LTA. Lake St. Clair is forecasted to be 6 inches below its levels of a year ago in May and then gradually rise to 5 inches above last year’s level by October. The lake is expected to remain 10 to 11 inches below LTA over the next six months.
LAKE ST. CLAIR
Lake St. Clair’s monthly mean water level for April of 573.36 feet was 5 inches above March’s level. During April, Lake St. Clair was 9 inches below last year’s level and 11 inches below LTA. Lake St. Clair is forecasted to be 6 inches below its levels of a year ago in May and then gradually rise to 5 inches above last year’s level by October. The lake is expected to remain 10 to 11 inches below LTA over the next six months.
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Freighters get grounded in LSC all the time - they draft 20+ feet and the average depth of the lake is soemthing like 13 ft - get out of the channel and you're aground. In this case, the freighter lost power and deliberately steered out of the channel rather than drift (as I understand it).
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Freighters get grounded in LSC all the time - they draft 20+ feet and the average depth of the lake is soemthing like 13 ft - get out of the channel and you're aground. In this case, the freighter lost power and deliberately steered out of the channel rather than drift (as I understand it).



