The lowest level in 1964 was 576.6 feet, and the highest in 1986 was 581.6 feet.Gronewold said the situation has eased a bit of late. Water levels were pushing over the docks, creeping onto the grass and picnic areas. Stage 1 involved the construction of a 31 metre high and 600 metre long earth and rockfill embankment, with a gated primary spillway and outlet works located within the dam wall. Dredging has been necessary for five of the past six years, said Ryan Fellows, assistant city manager.It’s important work, Fellows said. 16646 Lake Shore Rd , New Buffalo, MI 49117-9295 is currently not for sale. “The breakwater has sunk about 2 feet from when it was first put in, and it’s no longer holding back sand as it was designed to do. Their houses aren’t being threatened by high water, but some are seeing beach vegetation growing between them and the waterWhy should people care? I’d just be careful near the water.”A woman is being charged with OWI causing death after a July crash in Niles.The eastbound off-ramp is blocked off at 33 & the U.S. 20 bypass for about an hour as crews respond to a truck fire.What is a derecho? The Tribune reported in 2016 that rising lake levels were causing New Buffalo homeowners to spend six-digit amounts to secure their shorelines and save their homes. It's supposed to calm down. New Buffalo’s harbor generates $7.7 million in revenues throughout the Harbor Country area and supports an estimated 130 jobs that generate $2.5 million in labor income, he said.As to what’s causing New Buffalo’s problems, Fellows said a variety of factors, including the low level of Lake Michigan, are at work.“One is the littoral (shore) current of Lake Michigan that is depositing sand on the city beach side of the breakwater,” Fellows said. Low lake levels only affect beachfront owners and boat owners, right?Wrong, according to Andrew Gronewold, a hydrologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor.“The Great Lakes constitute more than 90 percent of America’s fresh surface water,” Gronewold said. St. Lawrence River Forecast Click here for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, St. Lawrence River Water Level Forecast.
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Both cities are doing a lot of dredging to make sure boats can get in and out of the harbors with no trouble.That’s great for people who like the beach. It’s like a paved road, which will have grass growing through it eventually. Many residents say they’ve never seen anything like this.“I've been a resident of New Buffalo for 25 years,” Roman Vyskocil said. Click here for the 12-month Great Lakes Water Level Outlook.
But the dredging wasn’t the main culprit — drought and evaporation are the biggest causes, they said.In New Buffalo, one dredging project (of the upper harbor area from the Whittaker Street Bridgman to the city boat launch) is under way while another from the bridge to the lake is slated to begin in June. Homes and properties are disappearing in New Buffalo before their owners' very eyes. “The take-home message is that a water level drop in the late 1990s really set the stage for the low-water levels,” especially on Lakes Michigan and Huron, he said.Water levels then remained stable until 2012, “and it was in 2012 that we had a lot of different things happen,” Gronewold said.“One is, beginning in 2012, we had an incredibly warm winter with hardly any snow pack,” he noted.
New Buffalo Beach Club is all about having fun with family and friends. As to what’s causing New Buffalo’s problems, Fellows said a variety of factors, including the low level of Lake Michigan, are at work. “The Great Lakes are vital to the North American economy. Lake Baikal (in southeastern Siberia), Lake Tanganyika in Africa, and the Great Lakes, they collectively hold about half the earth’s unfrozen fresh water. Here’s one. “The are the big factors behind water levels rising from the previous low of 1964, and the major reason water levels have dropped since 1986, when they reached their all-time high.”The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Michigan is currently close to 2 feet below its long-term average of 579 feet above sea level. It's been crazy weather. Lake Buffalo was originally planned as a two-stage project. “One is the littoral (shore) current of Lake Michigan that is depositing sand on the city beach side of the breakwater,” Fellows said.