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Water levels in Marquette Lower Harbor affected
Posted: 05.31.2011 at 7:26 AM
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 / Pete Frazier
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MARQUETTE -- For those who do not know what happened, there was a rare occurrence along the Lake Superior shoreline by the Frazier boat house in Marquette Monday.

A seiche, which is a standing wave on a partially enclosed body of water, made its way into the harbor.

They often go unnoticed unless it's something big like this one was.
    
The effect is quite brief, usually a few minutes, with water levels dropping in a matter of minutes and then rising again.
    
According to TV6 Chief Meteorologist Karl Bohnak, this was most likely due to a storm further out on Lake Superior.

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