Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and acts more like a river than a lake. Its average depth is just 62 feet, yet it is usually a mere 30 feet or less in the western basin.

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and acts more like a river than a lake. Its average depth is just 62 feet, yet it is usually a mere 30 feet or less in the western basin.

Lake Erie has warmed rapidly over the past month, with surface water temperatures now sitting about four degrees above average for mid-July. While that swift rise is eye-catching, researchers say it’s ...

On Thursday, a Lake Erie cruise ship - known as Goodtime I - became grounded on a reef in western Lake Erie near South Bass Island. Several WTOL 11 viewers asked if it's true that Lake Erie has reefs.

Almost every summer a wave of rumors resurfaces, some playful, others misinformed, about the possibility of sharks in the ...

The west end of the Lake is the shallow end, which the eastern 2/3rds of the Lake are considerably deeper. Credit: NOAA. Shaded relief image showing elevation and depth of Lake Erie basin.

Lake Erie currently has the most ice coverage at 81.14% due to its shallow depth. ... The average depth of Lake Erie is about 62 feet 210 feet, maximum — with 871 miles of shoreline, ...

After reaching a peak of more than 50% coverage in February, Great Lakes ice held on into May this year. Here's where.

Lake Erie currently has the most ice coverage at 81.14% due to its shallow depth. The Great Lakes reached their highest percentage of ice coverage in three years on Feb. 21, ... Lake Erie: 81.14%% ...

Lake Michigan: 15.55%; Lake Ontario: 11.02%; Which Great Lake gets the most ice during winter? Historically, Lake Erie freezes and warms the quickest due to its shallow depth, the shallowest among ...