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Michigan city reviews options to combat flooded streets

Three months of abnormally wet weather have kept stream flows into the Great Lakes.
Credit: AP
In this May 8, 2019 file photo, Estral Beach firefighters Courtney Millar, Eric Bruley, and Chase Baldwin kayak in floodwaters in the south end of Estral Beach in Berlin Township, Mich., checking for evacuations. Wind-driven water caused more flooding in southeastern Michigan along western Lake Erie following recent rainfall that contributed to high water levels in the Great Lakes. (Tom Hawley/The Monroe News via AP)

MONROE, Mich. (AP) — One Michigan city is reviewing potential solutions to help alleviate flooding from Lake Erie onto its streets.

Starting in spring, high winds in Monroe have raised the lake's elevation several feet higher than normal on multiple occasions, according to Patrick Lewis, the city's director of engineering and public safety.

Lakes Erie and Ontario in June reached their highest points since record keeping began in 1918, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. Corps hydrologist Keith Kompoltowicz said three months of abnormally wet weather have kept stream flows into the Great Lakes.

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