Why is Lake Erie not frozen? Is it still on fire?..........
According to aerial video I saw today, Lake Erie is estimated at 98% frozen.
There were ice fishing tents all over the place.
That’s not Lake Erie...that’s Lake Ontario that isn’t frozen.
And it wasn’t Lake Erie that was on fire...it was the Cuyahoga River.
That’s Lake Ontario.
Because of its great depth, Lake Ontario as a whole never freezes in winter, but an ice sheet covering between 10% and 90% of the lake area typically develops, depending on the severity of the winter. Ice sheets typically form along the shoreline and in slack water bays, where the lake is not as deep. During the winters of 1877 and 1878, the ice sheet coverage was up to 95–100% in most of the lake. In the winter of 1812, the ice cover was stable enough that the American naval commander stationed at Sackets Harbor feared a British attack from Kingston, over the ice.
“Why is Lake Erie not frozen? Is it still on fire?.”
It’s frozen solid. Shallowest of the Lakes. And it was the Cuyahoga River that “burned.” It’s in darn good shape now.
Lake Onterio. . .I believe that is what you meant to say. . .
Lake Ontario, you mean.