Lake level drop is normal for Jan.

The level of Lake Superior dropped three inches in January, about the usual decline for the month, according to the International Lake Superior Board of Control.

The lake now sits 13 inches below the long-term average for Feb. 1 and 3 inches below the level at this time in 2011. The Lake Superior area generally saw below normal snowfall for the month.

Lakes Michigan and Huron fell their usual one inch for January and now sit 13 inches below their long-term average but seven inches above the Feb. 1, 2011, level.