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Hurricane Ike is gone, but its impact still remains throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Runoff from streams and rivers dumped sediment into Lake Michigan, compromising near-shore navigation and raising E coli bacteria levels.
Read a report by the USGS, and see video of the impact through this link.
October 1, 2008 8:22 AM | Category: Great Lakes