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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 ...
Specifically, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, buoy no. 45136, operated by Environment Canada, in northern Lake Superior recorded a significant wave height of 26.6 feet (this is average height of 1/3 of the highest waves over an hour), and buoy no. 45002, operated by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), recorded a significant wave height of 21. ...
Frigid winds and relatively warm Lake Erie waters combine for some of the most consistently good surfing conditions all year. ... "But Lake Erie can get rough. The biggest waves I have seen were ...
Differences in water level caused by a seiche on Lake Erie, recorded between Buffalo, New York (red) and Toledo, Ohio (blue) on November 14, 2003 The National Weather Service issues low water advisories for portions of the Great Lakes when seiches of 0.6 metres (2 ft) or greater are likely to occur. [ 10 ]
An intense band of lake-effect snow set up Thursday morning over the Interstate 90 corridor off the shores of Lake Erie between ... lake-effect snow generated these huge waves on Lake Erie, which ...
Lake Erie (/ ˈ ɪr i / EER-ee) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and also has the shortest average water residence time .
Lake Erie is the 11th largest lake in the world and the fourth-largest Great Lake in surface area, but the smallest by volume. ... The waves of Lake Superior chop as the Copper Harbor Light ...
The shallowest section of Lake Erie is the western basin where depths average only 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m); as a result, "the slightest breeze can kick up lively waves," according to a New York Times reporter in 2004. [1] The "waves build very quickly", according to other accounts.