Sheboygan Riverfront Boardwalk Flooded on October 2, 2019. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
When counting things for which to be thankful, many who use Sheboygan’s riverfront or live above shoreline cliffs can point to lower Lake Michigan water levels.
Areas such as those have dealt with several years of often record-high levels, resulting in frequent flooding and erosion. In fact, the water level of Lake Michigan has been above average every month since November 2014, and set new records in eight out of 12 months during 2020. But for 2021 things have improved, being at lease a foot below the previous year’s level since April, and that trend continues.
The Army Corps of Engineers, which monitors levels of the Great Lakes, said that levels should remain below last year’s, and even decline another 2 or 3 inches over the next month. While that still leaves levels some 2-1/2 feet above normal, a return to the severe erosion and flooding seen in recent years appears unlikely for now.
Lakes Michigan/Huron Level Data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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