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Frigid winds and relatively warm waters off Presque Isle State Park combine for some of the most consistently good surfing conditions all year.
A drop of Lake Erie water spends just 2.6 years in the lake before getting to Niagara Falls. In comparison, a drop of water from Lake Superior, Lake Erie's cousin, spends 191 years in the lake ...
Lake Erie has a lake retention time of 2.6 years, [24] the shortest of all the Great Lakes. [25] The lake's surface area is 9,910 square miles (25,667 km 2). [7] [26] Lake Erie's water level fluctuates with the seasons as in the other Great Lakes. Generally, the lowest levels are in January and February and the highest in June or July, although ...
The largest known seiche on Lake Erie was a 22-foot event that killed 77 people and dammed Niagara Falls with ice, temporarily stopping the waterfall from flowing. More recently, a 16-foot seiche ...
The Grand River and nearby Lake Erie offers aquatic activities including swimming, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and features prime locations for fishing. Nearby are Byng Island Conservation Area, Rock Point Provincial Park and Port Maitland's new pier. In the fall, Rock Point hosts thousands of monarch butterflies heading south.
Lake Erie Basin consists of Lake Erie and surrounding watersheds, which are typically named after the river, creek, or stream that provides drainage into the lake. The watersheds are located in the states of Indiana , Michigan , New York , Ohio , and Pennsylvania in the United States , and in the province of Ontario in Canada .
Lake Erie also came in first for Best Lake for Water Sports. It beat out contenders including Lake Murray in South Carolina, Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, Lake Michigan and Lake Martin in Alabama.
As predicted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the temperatures begin to cool down, the water levels in Lake Erie will begin to drop.