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A warmer- and wetter-than-average December across much of the Lake Superior region slowed the big lake’s usual wintertime water level drop some.
The International Lake Superior Board of Control reported Wednesday that Lake Superior declined just 0.8 inches in December, less than the usual 3.2 inch drop.
Lake Superior sat 2.8 inches below the long-term average for Jan. 1 and 11 inches below the Jan. 1 level in 2021.
Meanwhile, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron dropped 2 inches, their average decline for December. The lakes now sit 13.4 inches above average and 17.7 inches below the Jan. 1 level in 2021.
