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Lake Erie is particularly prone to wind-caused seiches because of its shallowness and its elongation on a northeast–southwest axis, which frequently matches the direction of prevailing winds and therefore maximises the fetch of those winds. These can lead to extreme seiches of up to 5 metres (16 ft) between the ends of the lake.
At the same time, residents on the west shore will watch the lake recede far away from them. This phenomenon is what meteorologists call a 'seiche.' Witnessing a seiche is like looking at the ...
Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve is the smallest reserve in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System at 573 acres (232 ha). It is one of two Great Lakes -type, freshwater estuaries in the system; the other being Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The OpenHistoricalMap domain name was purchased in 2009, [10] and an initial fork of the OpenStreetMap website software was deployed there in 2013. [3] [11]In 2015, the similarly named OpenHistoryMap project was founded to promote sharing of archaeological and historical data according to an open access model.
Here's the history and meaning behind Women's history month colors: purple, green, white and gold. Experts explain the fascinating origins.
Lake Erie on May 28, 2022, taken from the International Space Station Partial map of the Lake Erie Islands Lake Erie (42.2° N, 81.2W) has a mean elevation of 571 feet (174 m) [ 8 ] above sea level. It has a surface area of 9,990 square miles (25,874 km 2 ) [ 7 ] with a length of 241 statute miles (388 km ; 209 nmi ) [ 7 ] and breadth of 57 ...
The satellite images below, from the NASA, show the lake in April 2022, at left — when it was at 40% capacity — and then a little over two weeks ago, when the lake was a lavish 96% full.
Lake Whatcom golden hour view from a home in the Sudden Valley neighborhood. Lake Whatcom (from the Lummi word for "loud water") is located in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is the drinking water source for approximately 85,000 residents in the city of Bellingham as well as Whatcom County. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) in ...