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South Wind
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Copyright: Donna Rasmussen (captainsgirl) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 684 W: 51 N: 820] (3446)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-20
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon Rebel XTi, CANON 55-200mm
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-21 16:55
Viewed: 575
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A few days ago I posted this photo Down on the Beach now you can see from this photo how the water on the lake has risen. The wind at this time was from the south at 25-30 knots steady for 24 hours.

If you didn't see the other photo here is some information on "my" lake. ( Taken from Greatlakes.net)

Lake Erie is the eleventh largest lake in the world (by surface area), and the fourth largest of the Great Lakes in surface area and the smallest by volume.

Ninety-five percent of Lake Erie's total inflow of water comes via the Detroit River water from all the "upper lakes" -- Superior, Michigan and Huron -- the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and numerous tributaries. The rest comes from precipitation. Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and is especially vulnerable to fluctuating water levels.

Wind setups (wind pushing the water from one end of the lake toward the other), usually from west to east, have produced large short- term differences in water levels at the eastern and western ends of the lake, the record being more than 16 ft (4.88 m).

The water provided by Lake Erie for waterborne commerce, navigation, manufacturing, and power production has led to intensive industrial development along its shore, but the basin's moderate temperatures have also encouraged recreation and agriculture.

Lake Erie is the warmest and most biologically productive of the Great Lakes, and the Lake Erie walleye fishery is widely considered the best in the world.

To put it in simple terms think of your bathtub and tipping it a bit one way and then the other, thats what happens to the lake when the wind blows the water sloshes from one end to the other! Funny thing is this afternoon , the wind switched to the north and the water went WAY down and within 3 hours the wind switched again blowing hard again from the south west and the water is back. Crazy place, but I love it. :o)
More facts about Lake Erie:

LENGTH: 241 miles / 388 km

BREADTH: 57 miles / 92 km

AVERAGE DEPTH: 62 ft. / 19 m.

MAXIMUM DEPTH: 210 ft. / 64 m.

VOLUME: 116 cubic miles / 484 cubic km.

WATER SURFACE AREA: 9,910 sq. miles / 25,700 sq. km.


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Pretty awesome comparing the two photos. Thanks for sharing both. Well done.

Nice one Donna. Nice pool you have there.
Quite a difference from your other photo

Hi Donna,
Of course I immediately recognised it! Thanks for the info on what exactly is happening here.
All kinds of things to learn on TL.
Have a nice day
Els

Well, that is what is learning about the earth is all about. Very interesting to compare the two! Thank you for sharing, John.

Hi Donna,

A nice image of the edge of lake Erie and of the vegetation, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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  • gunbud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4496 W: 4 N: 4038] (18281)
  • [2007-10-22 17:37]

Hi Donna,
Beautiful vibrant green grasses seen in the foreground and pleasant pastel blue seen in the background of this great lake. Very interesting note how this lake is so senetive to changes in wind directions.
Regards, Tom

I'm glad I went back for this one as I saw the earlier one and was surprised by the information. Now we have it confirmed. Amazing! The light's not as good here but that doesn't matter as it was the water you are showing us. You should go back and edit the other one and put in a link to this one.
Kath

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