Water levels have steadily fallen since then and four out of five of the Great Lakes are below average for early January.

The Great Salt Lake Strike Team says they believe the lake can return to a "healthy" level (4,198 feet) by 2055 if it receives an additional 800,000 acre-feet per year.

The Great Lakes water levels are generally on the decline at the current time. Most of the lakes are expected to have below normal water levels over the next six months. The typical water level cycle ...

The State of the Great Lakes report is released every three years by the U.S. and Canadian governments.

Winter storms on the Great Lakes can temporarily lower water levels, revealing shipwrecks and other submerged features. Strong, sustained winds during colder months push water from one end of a lake ...