Lake Superior

184.0
183.8
183.6
183.4
183.2
183.0
182.8
182.6

603.1

601.1
600.1
599.1
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1924

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1928

1930

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

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1944

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1948

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1978

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1990

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2008

2010

1920

1922

1924

1926

1928

1930

1932

1934

1936

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2008

feet

582.5
581.5
580.5
579.5
578.5
577.5
576.5
575.5
2010

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1920

1922

1924

1926

1928

1930

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

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1946

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1952

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1956

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1962

1964

1966

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1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

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1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

577.2
576.2
575.2
574.2
573.2
572.2
571.2
570.2

feet

Lake St. Clair

176.0
175.8
175.6
175.4
175.2
175.0
174.8
174.6
174.4
174.2
174.0
173.8

574.6
573.6
572.6
571.6
570.6
569.6
568.6
567.6

feet

meters
meters

1920

Lake Michigan-Huron

177.6
177 4
177.4
177.2
177.0
176.8
176.6
176.4
176.2
176.0
175.8
175.6
175.4

1918

meters

feet

602.1

1918

2010

Lake Erie

175.2
175.0
174.8
174.6
174.4
174.2
174.0
173.8
173.6
173.4
173.2
173.0

1918

75.8
75.6
75.4
75.2
75.0
74.8
74.6
74.4
74.2
74.0
73.8
73.6

1920

1922

1924

1926

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1930

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

1942

1944

1946

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1950

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1958

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1962

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1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

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2010

Lake Ontario

248.5
247.5
246.5
245.5

feet

meters

Monthly Mean Level

Long Term Annual Average

244.5
243.5
242.5
241.5

1918

1920

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1926

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1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

1942

The monthly average levels are based on a network of water level gages located around the lakes.
Elevations are referenced to the International Great Lakes Datum (1985).

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Note: Gibraltar's first recorded flood occurred in 1952, and its second flood took place in 1972 - 1973, when floodwaters reached the
highest elevation since record keeping began in 1918. The Corps of Engineers built berms along the city's waterfront after the second
flooding - but the berms were not properly maintained, and in 1985 the water level rose again, flooding Gibraltar for a third time. The city
decided to take action, and oversaw the construction of berms to prevent future flooding. Perhaps more importantly, the city mandated
ongoing maintenance of the berms, and has since enforced that mandate. Those measures paid off in 1987 and again in 1997 when the
berms successfully controlled floodwater at elevations exceeding those of any previously recorded flood event.
Please click on each of the yellow notes above for further information.

2010

feet

meters

Great Lakes Water Levels (1918-2010)