“Lake Erie has an average depth of about 62 feet and a maximum depth of 210 feet, according to the Great Lakes Commission.

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.

Shallow-water ciscoes, a native fish species extirpated from Lake Erie in the mid-20th century, have been rediscovered in a Pennsylvania lake. Biologists are investigating the possibility of ...

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

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 the Great Lakes.

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 the Great Lakes.

Nature: The thriving coyote is in the Midwest Lake Erie averages only 62 feet in depth, while smaller Lake Ontario is 283 feet deep on average. Because of its shallowness, Erie acts much like a river.

Which Great Lake gets the most ice coverage during winter? Historically, Lake Erie freezes and warms the quickest due to its shallow depth, the most shallow among the Great Lakes.

However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days. Lake Erie currently has the most ice coverage at 81.14% due to its shallow depth.