Water Quality
Most of the time, you can't tell if the lake issafe to swim in or not. Harmful bacteria and algae aremostly invisible to the naked eye.Lake Erie. Lake Erie is a lake inOhio, United States. The most popular species caught here areWalleye, Largemouth bass, and Channel catfish. 1199 catchesare logged on Fishbrain.
The average depth of Lake Erie is 62 feet.Lake Erie is very shallow on the Western Basin, but deeperon the eastern side of the lake near New York, northwesternOhio and Pennsylvania. The deepest point in Lake Erieis 210 feet and is located within the Long Point Escarpmentin the Eastern Erie Basin.
It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest byvolume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortestaverage water residence time. At its deepest point Lake Erieis 210 feet (64 metres) deep.
During the late summer, Lake Erie can form a“dead zone.” The dead zone is a largearea of low-oxygen water located in Lake Erie's centralbasin, approximately 45-55 feet below the surface. No fish can livewithout oxygen; thus the term dead zone. This water iscolder and has a low pH.
No shark reports have been officially,“scientifically” documented in Lake Michigan.There have been reports of dead sharks apparentlywashed up on the beaches in Lake Huron, Erie andOntario, but there's no way to tell whether they came ontheir own or were planted there aspranks.
DETROIT — Facing multiple threats — fromzebra mussels to toxins to light pollution from brightly litshoreline cities — Lakes Erie and Ontario are themost threatened of the five Great Lakes while thedepths of Lake Superior remain the most pristine,according to an analysis of 34 stressors to the world'slargest
Runoff pollution is a major cause of LakeErie's algae blooms, which can make water toxic to fish,wildlife, and people. This kind of pollution occurs“when rainfall washes fertilizer and manure spread on largefarm fields into streams that flow into Lake Erie,”according to the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
The ice there is about 7 1/2 inches thick,said Capt.
There's no markers separating Canadian watersfrom American in Lake Erie. You can cross theinvisible boundary line on your boat, no problem. But youmust report to customs when you dock or drop anchor in thewaters of the other country. Both the U.S. and CanadianCoast Guards patrol Lake Erie.
To a novice, a winter walk across frozen LakeErie to Canada is almost certain death. At its narrowest, thelake's width is only 30 miles — a comfortable two-dayjaunt if you're in shape. Most years, its surface freezessolid all the way across, to a thickness that will usuallysupport a party of hikers.
About 2,000 feet under Lake Erie, 30 miles eastof Cleveland in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, you'll find a vast sitecalled the Morton Salt Mine. Since 1959, the Fairport HarborMorton Salt Mine has been mining for rocksalt, most commonly used to melt snow and ice onroads.
Lake Erie Facts
- Elevation: 571 ft. above sea level Maximum Depth: 210feet.
- Length: 210 miles Max. Width: 57 miles Volume: 116 cubicmiles.
- 12th-largest (area) lake in the world.
- GEOLOGICAL.
- PHYSICAL.
- HISTORIC.
- Fishing.
Lake Erie is slightly larger in surface area thanLake Ontario (the smallest of the five Great Lakes),but Erie is relatively shallow and contains less thanone-third of the volume of water found in Lake Ontario.Lake Erie is generally the first to freeze in winterand the first to thaw in spring.
It has a surface area of 9940 square miles. The averagedepth of Lake Erie is 62 feet. The maximum depth is 210feet. The maximum width of the lake is 57miles.
In a normal winter, Lake Ontario will be atmost one quarter ice-covered, in a mild winter almostcompletely unfrozen. Lake Ontario has completelyfrozen over on five recorded occasions: from about January20 to about March 20, 1830; in 1874; in 1893; in 1912; and inFebruary 1934.
It forms the boundary between Canada (Ontario) tothe north and the United States (Michigan, Ohio,Pennsylvania, and New York) to the west, south, and east. The majoraxis of the lake extends from west-southwest toeast-northeast for 241 miles (388 km), and the lake has amaximum width of 57 miles.
There's talk of a ferry from Erie, andmore talk of a ferry from Cleveland, but there iscurrently no operating ferry other than those serving viaPelee Island. Yes the ferry from Sandusky via Pelee Island(Canada's most southerly populated place) to Leamington andKingsville Ont. operates when ice is off the lake.
Tap into your adventurous side, and travel byferry in one of the Great Lakes during yourPure Michigan vacation. Taking a ferry to one of Michigan'smany islands is a great opportunity to discover a secluded getaway.Most islands are comprised primarily of forest area, and smallpopulations. Even though the S.S.
Ferries
- B.C. Ferries. Victoria 250.386.3431. Extensivepassenger/vehicle ferry system linking the B.C.
- Black Ball Transport - M.V. Coho. Victoria 250.386.2202. PortAngeles 360.457.4491.
- Victoria Clipper. 1.800.888.2535/ 206.448.5000 or250.382.8100.
- Washington State Ferries. 250.381.1551 or 206.464.6400.
Toronto Island ferry information.It is possible to take a private water taxi or a tender butthe vast majority of people will use the ferryservice operated by the City of Toronto. TheJack Layton Ferry Terminal (the ferry docks) islocated between Bay Street and Yonge Street on QueensQuay.
New York. Pennsylvania (border on LakeErie) Ohio (border on Lake Erie) Wisconsin (hasno geographic border, but has customs because LakeSuperior borders Canada and Lake Michigan isaccessible from other lakes that borderCanada)
Kelleys Island Ferry offers the only dailyauto/passenger ferry service to Kelleys Island with ashort enjoyable 20 minute boat ride from Marblehead Ohio. OfferingGreat views of theMarblehead Lighthouse, Put-in-Bay, CedarPoint and the Lake Erie Islands along theway.
The Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line is the onlypassenger/vehicle ferry service between KelleysIsland and Marblehead. During peak season, ferries runevery half-hour and offer late night service. There is a parkingfee at the Marblehead dock. Ferry services runs year-round,daily; weather-permitting.
Distance from Port Clinton, OH to PutIn Bay, OH
There are 11.54 miles from Port Clinton toPut In Bay in northeast direction and 15 miles (24.14kilometers) by car and ferry, following the Catawba Island - SouthBass Island (Put-in-Bay) route.Jet Express Ferry offers departures from PortClinton and Sandusky Ohio to Put-in-Bay and Kellys Islands and theworld-famous Cedar Point amusement park. First-classamenities – only ferry boat with onboard restrooms, indoor/outdoor comfy seating and more.
Crossing Lake Michigan in just 2-1/2 hours, theLake Express established new standards for Great Lakesferry service, cutting hours from previous record crossingtimes and hours from the typical trip around Lake Michiganthrough Chicago's congested tollway system.
Benoît Lecomte (born 1967) is a French-bornlong-distance swimmer (now a naturalized American citizen)who claimed to be the first man to swim across the AtlanticOcean without a kick board in 1998.
Lake Michigan is the third largest of theGreat Lakes (when measured by water surface) and the onlyGreat Lake located entirely in the United States. Its nameis derived from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigami, meaning largelake. Lake Michigan's water surface is 22,300 squaremiles (57,800 square kilometers).
The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron,Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest bodyof fresh water on Earth, accounting for one-fifth of thefreshwater surface on the planet at 6 quadrilliongallons.
Badger offers the largest cross-lake passengerservice on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamshipexperience. The relaxing four-hour, 60-mile cruise takespassengers, autos, RVs, tour buses, motorcycles, bicycles, andcommercial trucks across Lake Michigan between Ludington,Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Jim Dreyer (born August 16, 1963 in Grand Rapids,Michigan), also known as 'The Shark', is an ultra marathonathlete, because his swimming accomplishments are often tied toextensive running and cycling feats. He has swumacross various lakes, among others: LakeMichigan 65 miles (105 km), in 1998.
Lake Superior is very cold. Not many peopleswim in Lake Superior. Not because it is dangerous,because most people don't understand how wicked the lake canbe, they don't swim because the lake is socold.
Marilyn Bell Swims Lake Ontario. Marilyn Bellwaded into the frigid waters of Lake Ontario at Youngstown,NY, at 11:07 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, 1954. It wasn't supposedto be a race, but she made it into one. The Canadian NationalExhibition had offered $10,000 to American swimmer FlorenceChadwick to swim the lake
Offered CA$15,000 by the Toronto Telegram newspaper toswim the English Channel, Bell made the crossing in14 hours, 36 minutes on July 31, 1955.
