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Dave5041
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Initially Posted - 10/12/2012 :  10:43:08  Show Profile
Last winter's minimal snow pack and the dry/drought summer have really impacted the Great Lakes. Some of the large boats in our marina can't get out of their slips to the lifting well for haul out. A 1 foot drop in Lake Erie represents a 275,000,000,000 cubic foot water shortfall, and all 3 of the upstream lakes are bigger - Dat's a lotta wata! Sorry that these are phone snapshots while walking the dog.

Definitely a "No Wake Zone"


The nav aid on the sand is actually a marker for the swimming area at Port Clinton's beach

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 10/12/2012 :  10:49:01  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
I hate to say it Dave, but Lake Ontario is no better. We are down in a big way. Around here everyone is blaming the diversions to the Mississippi. I dunno, but I need to get back to teh marina to check on the boat soon. I never went on Wednesday and I fear being silted in. So far 2 trips in/out of the slip each week has dredged a nice channel for me. Only 10 days until haulout. Many have chickened out and hauled their boats early. Maybe they are the wise ones.

Just to add fuel to the fire, here is the monthly summary from Environment Canada. It's not a pretty picture.

http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/C&A/bulletin.pdf
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/12/2012 :  18:15:42  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Those pics are amazing Dave!

Like you said, that's a lot of water. So the question is, where did it go? Somewhere has to have more than their fair share.

Paul
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/12/2012 :  18:44:39  Show Profile
Although not from this past season, these pics illustrate the challenges on Lake Erie.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/12/2012 :  19:49:12  Show Profile
Winds can drop the water at the ends of the lake by several feet; combining that with the low later causes real problems. Someplace, land or ocean definitely has more water than it used to.
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Response Posted - 10/13/2012 :  04:59:06  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I guess it could be worse. St Malo France has a tidal range of 8m average but as high as 13m!

Paul
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Response Posted - 10/13/2012 :  07:53:48  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by britinusa</i>
<br />...So the question is, where did it go?...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Over Niagra Falls and out to the Atlantic. (I can't imagine the Chicago River, with its locks, diverting enough water to the Mississippi to create those scenes.)
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/13/2012 :  10:10:57  Show Profile
That much water in the Chicago river might sweep the silver carp back down to the Mississippi. As an aside, silver carp have been identified this year in the Ohio portion of the Ohio River for the first time.
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