Shoreline erosion destroys house near Ogden Dunes, Indiana (Michigan Sea Grant photo by C. Swinehart, April 1986) Why should I care about high lake levels?
Because the millions of people living around the Great Lakes depend on vulnerable lakeside and harbor facilities for drinking water, electrical power, sewage treatment, and energy and manufacturing supplies, among many other services vital to lakeshore and inland residents alike. Many people also work in industrial and commercial facilities located on low-lying coastal areas, the operation of which can be impaired or shut down when lake levels exceed the water levels for which they were designed. High lake levels increase storm wave run-up and accelerate coastal erosion, occasionally causing lakeshore homes to be flooded or fall into the lake. Beaches and marina docks may become partly or completely submerged as well.
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