{"id":590438,"date":"2026-04-17T20:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/590438\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:55:08","slug":"water-level-lowers-slightly-at-cheboygan-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/590438\/","title":{"rendered":"Water level lowers slightly at Cheboygan Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (WPBN\/WGTU) &#8212; The water level at the Cheboygan Dam is 5.16-inches below the top of the dam, which is .24 inches lower since the previous measurement Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/msp\/divisions\/emhsd\/2026-cheboygan-dam?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJypdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUYUc1S3BrUUUwWFZqNUZ1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjTTioJLq4bK2WWXbC7q0bDNA2Sx8UYQ9gP_76rXEr6i3EQmhevqsHz4p2M__aem_FomhXB5BU-Y-MnLEuGPeUw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <\/a>reported the latest level Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The water level at the Cheboygan Dam is 5.16-inches below the top of the dam, which is .24 inches lower since the previous measurement Thursday evening. (MSP)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29de1ff5-4a0e-4fb0-8784-dc728e46b6e1-Screenshot20260417090428.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The water level at the Cheboygan Dam is 5.16-inches below the top of the dam, which is .24 inches lower since the previous measurement Thursday evening. (MSP)<\/p>\n<p>The level is below the 6-inches of topping the lowest point of the Cheboygan Dam Complex, which still means its at the Level 2 &#8220;set&#8221; stage.<\/p>\n<p>Level 2 indicates a high probability of a need to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Live Stream of Cheboygan Dam: <\/p>\n<p>Emergency Levels:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/msp\/divisions\/emhsd\/2026-cheboygan-dam\/resident-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Ready, Set, Go!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials warn residents to prepare now by packing necessary items and preparing your family, pets, and vehicle for potential departure.<\/p>\n<p>The evacuation area is highlighted in yellow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The evacuation area is highlighted in yellow. (Cheboygan Co Sheriff)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/079639bf-f085-4d83-bccc-1cd77ae0127a-Screenshot20260416111549.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The evacuation area is highlighted in yellow. (Cheboygan Co Sheriff)<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State Police have shelter and other resources on<a href=\"https:\/\/emhsd.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/c9ca1f8744d844eea5bfb9cc4dcf335a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (WPBN\/WGTU) &#8212; The water level at the Cheboygan Dam is 5.16-inches below the top of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-590438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}