River Erosion Affecting Mich. Lakes
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Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are losing vast amounts of water because of erosion from a decades-old dredging project, according to a new study.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 11--The Middle River-Snake River Watershed District has agreed to repair damage it allegedly caused to the Snake River during construction of a flood control project, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  With Lake Sakakawea just a tenth of a foot from dropping to a red- flag low, Sen. Byron Dorgan is concerned that some towns downstream along the Missouri River could run out of water this summer.
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By Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 4--Dangerous levels of contaminates are threatening wildlife and the water quality of Lake St. Clair, one of the most popular bodies of water for boaters and anglers in the Great Lakes region, data released today shows.
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By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 17--People are worried Lake Michigan water levels are lower than normal, but most have no grasp of what "normal" is for the world's fifth largest freshwater lake.
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By Jennifer Smith, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 12--Second of two parts   When the waters of the Forge River turned cloudy and rank, and the fish began to die, many Mastic residents figured sewage was to blame.   In a way, they were right.
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Heavy sediment deposited in the Mississippi River delta in the last ice age has caused New Orleans to sink and will continue to drag down coastal Louisiana bit by bit for hundreds of years, according to a new study by NASA and Louisiana State University scientists.
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By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Margo Marks operates a ferry service on Lake Michigan and has nothing but respect for the Coast Guard. But she shudders at the thought of machine gun bullets whizzing over the water.
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Great Lakes water levels have rebounded  from near record lows thanks to months of heavy rain, providing  a boon to boat owners, swimmers and fish, scientists said on  Friday.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 12--Levees took a beating during high water this winter, driving the number of critical erosion sites from 29 to 140, a state official said.
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BIG BAY, Mich. _ Deep in the rugged hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a meandering river harbors giant fish that once thrived throughout Lake Superior and its tributaries.  The last spawning run of coaster brook trout along the south shore of the Great Lake has been protected for years.
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By Don Springer  Warm weather has arrived. I know because the boat traffic has begun in earnest on Coal River. The water skiers are out and even the youngest of the young are wading or swimming in the waters.
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By Dennis Cauchon  Theories abound as to why Lake Superior is shrinking: Drought? Global warming? Drained for neighboring lakes?    BARAGA, Mich. -- "Where did the water go?" asks Ted Shalifor, manager of a marina and campground on Lake Superior's Chippewa Indian Reservation.
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By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 11--There is a torrent of opposition across the region to the City of New Berlin's request to pump Lake Michigan water out of the Great Lakes watershed, but that doesn't mean Wisconsin will necessarily heed it.
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By Eric Sharp, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 3--The biggest problem with outdoor activities in Michigan isn't finding things to do. It's finding time to do them.   Fishing   Lake St.
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Invasive species appear to be killing off crucial segments of the Great Lakes food web, from large predator fish to tiny freshwater shrimp, an environmental group said Thursday.
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By Kathryn Thier, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 21--Iredell County will take over erosion control permitting and enforcement from the state July 1.   Silted coves pose hazards to boaters and swimmers and can diminish property values.