Great Lakes Facts.

[djkorn1]

I am bored so if you are interested in the Great Lakes at all...

1. The 5 Great Lakes contain the largest Lake in the world (by surface area) and have 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water; one-fifth of the worlds fresh water and 95 percent of the US supply.

2. The Great Lakes have more coastline (10,900 miles) than the East and West Coasts of the United States combined. The State of Michigan has more coastline than Florida or California.

3. Water temperatures vary from frozen solid to 80 degrees on southern Lake Erie.

4. Waves vary from flat as glass to swells in excess of 25 feet. Storms on the Lakes have sunken many super tankers. Lake Conditions can change in a matter of minutes.

5. You cannot see across any of the Great Lakes due to the curve of the Earth. .

6. The great lakes have coastlines on 8 states and two provinces. 4 of the five great lakes border Canada and the United States.

7. There are over 35,000 Islands on the Great Lakes.

8. Niagara Falls dumps approximately 100,000 cubic feet of water per second from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario.

9. All five Great Lakes are connected to each other and the Atlantic Ocean.

10. Major cities on the Great Lakes include: Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Duluth, Toledo, Green Bay and Milwaukee.

OK, nerd mode off.

 

[MADMAT]

Cool facts Korn! Sounds like a very huge market for aftermarket parts here in the middle of the country.:biggthumpup:

 

[djkorn1]

People have surfed the Great Lakes since the 1950's.

 

[Phill]

The water must be getting cold up there....

 

[MADMAT]

DUDE! Where did you get those pics (especially 2 and 5)!?

Those are awsome!

 

[djkorn1]

more pics...:headbang:Matt, check out 3 (our little riding home).

 

[MADMAT]

I'm about ready for a nice Niagra river ride right now!!

 

[vitaly]

1. The 5 Great Lakes are the largest in the world and have 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water; one-fifth of the worlds fresh water and 95 percent of the US supply.

Hmm...

Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world as well as the largest (by volume) freshwater lake. It contains over 20% of the world's liquid fresh surface water and more than 90% of Russia's liquid fresh surface water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal

 

[kingnothing3]

i think it means if you combine all the great lakes, not just one individually. Nice facts dj! wish the waves we get were spaced farther apart

 

[vitaly]

i think it means if you combine all the great lakes, not just one individually. Nice facts dj! wish the waves we get were spaced farther apart

Yup...

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake on Earth containing 23,000 cubic kilometers of water, or roughly 20 percent of the world's total surface fresh water. It contains as much fresh water as the Great Lakes of North America combined. At over 1,600 meters (5250 feet), it is the deepest lake in the world, and at perhaps more than 25 million years old, the oldest as well. The water of Lake Baikal is so fresh that calcium carbonate does not survive in the fossil record. Despite the lake's great depth , its water is well-oxygenated throughout creating unique biological habitats

http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/baikal/

The lake is so beautiful!.. and so friggin cold, I could not swim in it for more than a minute at a time. lol

 

[djkorn1]

Sorry Vitaly,

I didn't word that very well. Lake Superior is the Largest freshwater lake when it comes to surface area. Lake Baikal is the largest when it comes to volume of water.

Lake Superior: 82,100 km squared
Lake Baikal: 32,600 km squared

 

[DaUpJetSkier]

Well now I feel special for living on the shores of the biggest great lake, Marquette doesnt always have the best surf nor is it very warm, thats an understatement. Anyways, check out Lakesuperiorphoto.com if anyone wants, they are local photographer with and there are some photos of the surfing from this past year along with a ton of really cool photos from the area and events.

 

[SJet]

Okay, here are some more interesting facts.

Lake Erie

Avg. depth - 62ft
Max. depth - 210ft

Lake Huron

Avg. 195ft
Max. 750ft

Lake Michigan

Avg. 279ft
Max. 925ft

Lake Ontario

Avg. 283ft
Max. 802ft

Lake Superior

Avg. 483ft
Max. 1332ft

:biggthumpup:

 

[MADMAT]

Avg. 483ft
Max. 1332ft

:bigeyes: :bigeyes:

 

[GDFL]

:bigeyes: :bigeyes:

Yeah, don't sink a ski in that one. I don't believe Luke could find one at 400+ feet.

 

[djkorn1]

Damn....... Lake Erie is shallow... no wonder it kicks up so fast!
:smile:

 

[MADMAT]

And why it warms up to 70 so quickly in the spring.:arms:

 

[ski4]

our great lake also has one of the fastest turn over rates for water, since we have such a small amount of water
it turns over like every 2 yrs.
makes it a easy place to get polluted but also cleans up much faster if the polution ever stops

 

[feartheride]

D.J. you were going to send me a dvd of the time we went to the Niagara River .I have filmed and taken many photos but have yet to get any pics of myself in there.You might have some.After the last experiance I don,t know if I will be going back.
I did pm you before and you were going to send but I did not follow up
Paul Lamb
Canada

 

[Idok]

the ocean is great, but I do miss Lake Mich.....pix taken at Bass lake...3 north of pentwater, 10 south of ludington....I miss my little lund as well