Heavy spring rainfall and lingering melt-off of winter snow and inland lake ice have left much of northern Lower Peninsula awash in water this week.

The surveys come after a line of severe storms rolled across Michigan for several hours overnight into early Wednesday.

Emergency management officials are watching at least seven dams that are being threatened by the rising waters.

Homeowners along the lakes feeding into the swollen Cheboygan River started seeing water spilling into their cottages and lake houses on Wednesday.

Yaxel Lendeborg has regularly said this was the best year of his life. He repeated it in saying goodbye to Michigan. Lendeborg was out of eligibility after spending this past season at Michigan, winning the Big Ten’s Player of the Year and a national championship.

Michigan was instantly tied to the 7'2" center from Saint Mary's when he entered the transfer portal. Coming off his second year with the Gaels, McKeever averaged 8.2 points and 9.2 rebounds, while starting in 10 of 33 games.