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Article: Water levels dredge up tourism.(ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT)
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- Northern Ontario Business
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Decreasing water levels on the Great Lakes are impacting some water-based tourist operations and their communities.
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Lake Superior's water level is now the lowest it has been at this time of year since mid 1920s, according to Environment Canada's Level news (Nov. 2006). Its level has been consistently below average since 1998. Lakes Michigan-Huron's level is also below average, and has been since 1999. Those levels are expected to decline during December and remain below average for the foreseeable future.
Low lake levels are creating situations to which municipalities and operators have responded in various ways. The City ...