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Flood Outlook – Lake Superior Shoreline
Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Watershed Condition Status: Flood Outlook – Lake Superior Shoreline

  

Issued February 19, 2020 @ 10:30 am

 

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is advising that Lake Superior water levels remain well above normal. 

Lake Superior water levels are above record-highs for this time of year as wet conditions persisted across the upper Great Lakes basin in January. All the Great Lakes are near or above record-highs for this time of year, there is an exceptional volume of water in the system. Water levels are expected to remain high over at least the next several months and further record-highs are possible if wet conditions continue in 2020. As a result, there will continue to be a significantly increased risk of shoreline erosion, lakeshore flooding and coastal damages over the next several weeks and into the spring.

Read the full statement here.