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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stands by its prediction that the water levels in the Great Lakes will continue to rise ...
The warmest water temperature of the Great Lakes today is 81.1 degrees in Lake Erie and the coldest is at 65.1 degrees in ...
Much of Michigan could see the northern lights June 24 and June 25, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC ...
Lake Huron borders Michigan to the west and Canada to the east. The lake's southern end empties into the St. Clair River, which divides Port Huron, Michigan, from Sarnia, Ontario.
Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water temperatures across the Great Lakes ranged from the upper 30s to mid-60s Fahrenheit.
Lake Huron has an average depth of 195 feet and a maximum depth of 750 feet, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
Lake Huron sits on the border between the U.S. and Canada. The freshwater lake features state parks, great fishing and underwater shipwreck preserves. Dozens of lighthouses line the Michigan ...
A seafloor mapping initiative began in 2019, and scientists are using multibeam sonars to map the U.S. coastlines and the Great Lakes. So far, only 15 percent of the lake beds have been mapped, which ...
Climate, weather and water-related research in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would take a hit under the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Superior is home to the Lake Superior NERR and one of only two research reserves on the Great Lakes. The reserve’s director Deanna Erickson said around 70% of its funding comes from NOAA, or ...
Great Lakes Average Ice Cover chart from NOAA. The red line shows the historical average, the black line shows 2025 to date, and all the other lines represent data from 1973 to 2024.