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The Milwaukee Art Museum (left) and the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center are among the city's attractions on the edge of Lake Michigan which are seeing changes in response to higher water levels.
Lake Michigan ( / ˈmɪʃɪɡən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km 3 )) and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi (58,030 km 2 )), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
The water cribs in Chicago are structures built to house and protect offshore water intakes used to supply the City of Chicago with drinking water from Lake Michigan. Water is collected and transported through tunnels located close to 200 feet (61 m) beneath the lake, varying in shape from circular to oval, and ranging in diameter from 10 to 20 ...
Last summer, Lake Michigan was 10 degrees above normal, which resulted in the water taking longer to cool down in the winter. At the start of the year, only 3% of the Great Lakes were covered in ice.
Lake Michigan–Huron (also Huron–Michigan) is the body of water combining Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, which are joined through the 5-mile-wide (8.0 km), 295- foot -deep (90 m), open-water Straits of Mackinac. Huron and Michigan are hydrologically a single lake because the flow of water through the straits keeps their water levels in ...
Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend more than $245 million in five years to protect shorelines because of shifts in water levels.
Flint water crisis. Corinne Miller – a year of probation, 300 hours of community service, and fine of $1,200. [6] The Flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan was contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria. [2]
April 15, 2024 at 9:50 AM. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Take some time during your summer trips to help monitor the quality of Michigan's lakes. Volunteers are needed for the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes ...