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  2. Great Lakes - Wikipedia

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    The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border.The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario (though hydrologically, Michigan and Huron are a single body of water, as they are joined by the Straits of Mackinac).

  3. Lake Superior - Wikipedia

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    Lake Superior's water level was at a new record low in September 2007, slightly less than the previous record low in 1926. [25] Water levels recovered within a few days. [26] Historic high water The lake's water level fluctuates from month to month, with the highest lake levels in October and November. The normal high-water mark is 1.17 feet (0 ...

  4. Measuring Great Lakes flows helps forecast water levels - AOL

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  5. Water distribution on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Collectively, Earth's lakes hold 199,000 km 3 of water. [7] Most lakes are in the high northern latitudes, far from human population centers. [8] [9] The North American Great Lakes, which contain 21% of the world's fresh water by volume, [10] [11] [12] are an exception. The Great Lakes Basin is home to more than 35 million people. [13]

  6. Paralyzing lake-effect snow continues to pummel Great Lakes ...

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    With Great Lakes water temperatures running 4-6.5 degrees above average, the arctic winds are picking up the warmth and moisture from the waters and transfer it into the lowest portion of the ...

  7. Great Lakes coastal marsh birds on the rise - AOL

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    The time period for the most recent study, 2011 to 2021, included years of rising water levels on the Great Lakes, well above long-term averages, including record-high levels around 2019 and 2020.

  8. Lake Michigan–Huron - Wikipedia

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    Huron and Michigan are hydrologically a single lake because the flow of water through the straits keeps their water levels in overall equilibrium. Although the flow is generally eastward, the water moves in either direction depending on local conditions. Combined, Lake Michigan–Huron is the largest freshwater lake by area in the world.

  9. 'Terrible idea': Farmer helps save campers as lake-effect ...

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    An icy cold flow of air over the relatively warm surfaces of the Great Lakes was forecast to produce additional waves of snow through Tuesday. In New York state, "several feet of snow" was ...