LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The federal government says preliminary
figures show that Lakes Michigan and Huron reached record low
water levels in December. Keith Kompoltowicz of the U.S. Army
Corp of Engineers tells The Detroit News (http://bit.ly/Wlo9fA )
that the measurements are expected to be made official later in
the week. All of the Great Lakes have had lower water levels in
the past year because of light snowfall in the winter and light
rainfall in the spring. The previous all-time low mean level was
set in 1964 at 576.2 feet above sea level. The preliminary mean
for December 2012 is 576.15 feet. Information from: The Detroit
News, http://detnews.com/