High water level threat will remain in 2020

SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — High water levels expected in spring are concerning to lakeshore communities that have been underwater for much of the year.

In the Spring Lake area, several businesses, roadways and trails are still flooded even as bodies of water started to freeze over.

“These are just temporary handmade seawalls out of plywood and sandbags,” homeowner Martha Plantenga told News 8 Tuesday as she pointed to the quick fixes on her neighbor’s property along Spring Lake. “When the flooding was at the worst, it was engulfing this area.”

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