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Duluth, Minn. (AP)

Lake Superior water levels on the rise

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Lake Superior
Lake Superior near Duluth, Minn. The water level on Lake Superior is on the rise. The water level is 10 inches above where it was last year at this time.
Photo courtesy of Paul Huttner

The water level of Lake Superior is inching its way back up.

The International Lake Superior Board of Control says the lake level rose 6 inches in April and is now 10 inches higher than it was at this time last year.

Over the past two years, the water level in Lake Superior has been as much as 22 inches below long-term monthly averages.

The lake level is still 8 inches below normal, but the extra inches should make it easier to launch and dock boats at marinas across the lake. Water is also covering more waterfront beaches and wetlands that were left high and dry last spring and summer.

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Information from: Duluth News Tribune, http://www.duluthsuperior.com

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Lake Superior
Lake Superior near Duluth, Minn. The water level on Lake Superior is on the rise. The water level is 10 inches above where it was last year at this time.
Photo courtesy of Paul Huttner