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Great Lakes seiche piles up billions of gallons of water near Chicago

Aug 4, 2025 | Daily News

The south end of Lake Michigan is currently about one-half foot higher than the rest of the lake, due to a seiche that occurred early Thursday morning. Read the full story by MLive


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