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Low Water Levels Makes Salmon Unable to Spawn

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It's been a dry year for Michigan, with less rain than normal during the hot summer.

Among other things, the dry weather affected salmon in Northern Michigan waterways.

They're having trouble making their way upstream to reproduce because of the low water levels.

9&10's Vanessa Fayz has more on the problem.

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