DETROIT (AP) -
Water levels in two of the Great Lakes are the highest ever recorded.
The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers said Tuesday that Lakes Erie and Ontario last month reached
their highest points since record-keeping began in 1918. Also setting a new
mark was Lake St. Clair, which is part of the waterway linking Lakes Huron
and Erie.
Meanwhile, Lake
Superior’s level set a record for the month of June. Lakes Huron and
Michigan missed setting a monthly record by less than an inch. Previous
highs for June were reached in 1986 on Lakes Superior, St. Clair and Erie
and in 2017 on Lake Ontario.
Hydrologist Keith
Kompoltowicz of the Army Corps says three months of abnormally wet weather
have kept stream flows into the Great Lakes well above average.