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December Precipitation
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December Precipitation Over the Great Lakes

As a percentage of the long-term December average:

Great Lakes Basin 69%
Lake Erie
(including Lake St. Clair)
84%
Lake Superior 52%
Lakes Michigan-Huron 69%
Lake Ontario 76%

Note: These figures are preliminary.

December Outflows From the Great Lakes

As a percentage of the long-term December average:

Lake Superior 102%
Lake Erie 98%
Lake Huron 87%
Lake Ontario 110%

Note: These figures are preliminary.

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Level News

Volume 14, Number 1 January 4, 2006

Upper Lakes Plan of Study Available

The IJC's Upper Lakes Plan of Study Revision Team has updated the 2002 plan of study to investigate improvements to Lake Superior outflow regulation. This document is available on the IJC Web site.

In May 2005, the IJC appointed the Upper Lakes Study Revision Team to expand the 2002 plan of study to include an investigation of past and on-going physical changes in the St. Clair River. The St. Clair River was incorporated into the plan of study because of the impacts physical changes might have on the water levels of Lakes Michigan-Huron, on Lake Superior outflow regulation, and the IJC's Orders of Approval governing Lake Superior outflow regulation.

Short-term Forecast

The latest edition of the Monthly Water Level Bulletin (December 2005) found at: http://chswww.bur.dfo.ca/danp/ contains the water level forecast for January to June 2006.


Great Lakes Water Level Information

  December Monthly Mean Level Beginning of January Level
Lake Compared to Monthly Average (1918-2004) Compared to One Year Ago Compared to Beginning-of-Month Average (1918-2004) Compared to One Year Ago
Superior 12 cm below 8 cm below 13 cm below 11 cm below
Michigan-Huron 49 cm below 20 cm below 48 cm below 20 cm below
St. Clair 21 cm below 15 cm below 14 cm below 19 cm below
Erie 14 cm below 17 cm below 13 cm below 18 cm below
Ontario 3 cm above same 3 cm below 9 cm below
 

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