Where Did All The Water Go? Lake Levels Are Dropping

Compared with last year, when the Great Lakes benefited from a snowy winter and rainy spring, water levels have plummeted.  Based on Tuesday's measurements:

Lake Michigan/Huron is 5 inches below last year's average.

Lake St. Clair is down 9 inches.

Lake Erie is down 13 inches.

Lake Ontario is down 15 inches.

Only Lake Superior escaped the low-level trend. After last week's heavy rainfall, Superior is 4 inches above last year's average.

"We're below average pretty much across the board," Keith Kompoltowicz, a meteorologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told the Detroit News.