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Lake levels expected to decrease throughout summer

Last year's floods affected shoreline homes, including residences along Edgemere Drive in Greece.
Veronica Volk/Great Lakes Today
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WXXI News
Last year's floods affected shoreline homes, including residences along Edgemere Drive in Greece.
Last year's floods affected shoreline homes, including residences along Edgemere Drive in Greece.
Credit Veronica Volk/Great Lakes Today / WXXI News
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WXXI News
Last year's floods affected shoreline homes, including residences along Edgemere Drive in Greece.

It looks like Lake Ontario may have already reached its peak high for the season, which is good news for lakefront home owners and business owners.

This time last year, Lake Ontario was almost 2 feet higher than it is right now. That means a lot of properties along the shore, particularly in places like Sodus Point and Hamlin, were underwater, and had been for weeks.

This year, the levels are still higher than the long-term average, but nowhere near those record-breaking highs of last year.

Arun Heer, the U.S. secretary for the International Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Board, expects this trend to continue if weather conditions cooperate.

"This month has been dry so far in terms of rainfall," Heer said via phone. "So if we see dry or average rainfall patterns continue, we can expect to see the lake declining here in the short term."

Until then, Heer said, the board will continue letting water out of the lake at the maximum amount allowed under current regulations.

Copyright 2018 WXXI News

Veronica Volk is the Great Lakes Reporter/Producer for WXXI News, exploring environmental and economic issues, water, and wildlife throughout the region for radio, television, and the web.
Veronica Volk
Veronica Volk is a Reporter/Producer for WXXI News. She comes from WFUV Public Radio, where she began her broadcasting career as a reporter covering the Bronx, and the greater New York City area. She later became the Senior Producer of WFUV’s weekly public affairs show, Cityscape. Originally from Ocean County, New Jersey, Veronica got her B.A. in Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, concentrating on Media, Culture, and Society.