Lake Michigan levels stage big comeback from 2013 lows

Lake Michigan water levels have staged a big comeback, rising more than 4 feet since early in 2013 when they dropped to an all-time low.

The increase is due to a combination of factors — more rainfall and runoff, and weather conditions that have slowed evaporation from the surface of the lake.

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are now 2 inches higher than a month ago; 9 inches higher than the same time a year ago, and 13 inches above the long-term average of May, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Michigan and Huron are considered a single lake, linked by the Straits of Mackinac....