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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The Great Lakes are on the rise following a year of record breaking low-levels. Lake Superior is reporting a 9-inch rise in levels for May, which is the second highest since 1918.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Federal experts will discuss the causes and potential consequences of low Great Lakes water levels during a Thursday seminar in Ann Arbor that also will be broadcast on the Web.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A member of Congress from Michigan wants federal officials to take another look at the longstanding policy of allowing millions of gallons of water to flow out of Lake Michigan daily at Chicago.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has added three options to list of possible measures for preventing Asian carp and other invasive species from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Legislation introduced in Congress would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up a study of how to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Corps breaks levee to help Illinois town as water rises in places unlikely to be helped by breech

Tuesday, January 19, 2010  Supreme Court won't immediately close river locks to safeguard Great Lakes from Asian carp