GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Higher-than-usual water on Lake Michigan means beach-goers will have less beach to enjoy come this summer.
The sixth wettest April on record dumped massive amounts of water into Lake Michigan, especially early in the month. Within a stretch of 14 days (April 7 to 21) the lake rose a whopping 1.56 trillion gallons.
According to the latest monthly report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Michigan has reportedly risen an impressive 7 inches. One inch gained on Lake Michigan correlates to 390 billion gallons of water. That means over the month of April, Lake Michigan experienced an increase of 2.73 trillion gallons!