Heavy rain, snow make Red Cedar River rise
East Lansing’s foul winter has been more than fair to the Red Cedar River this year as water volume levels have blasted past monthly averages.
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East Lansing’s foul winter has been more than fair to the Red Cedar River this year as water volume levels have blasted past monthly averages.
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