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Subject: Re: Lake Superior Ice Cover... LINK


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pathfinder
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Date Posted: 19:27:15 01/06/05 Thu
In reply to: Government 's message, "Lake Superior Ice Cover... LINK" on 15:55:51 01/06/05 Thu
 Well Government,

Nice to hear from you.

Lake Superior froze last year didn't it?

Anyways, thanks for all the info.

We actually have a link under environmental conditions on the website, too.

It is under Great Lakes water temps. (I see some bays are freezing!).

http://www.fortunebaycompany.com/Environmental%20Conditions/environmental_conditions_main.htm

So, are you goin Government?

Pathfinder

>You didn't expect to post a factoid on Great Lakes
>hydrology w/o having Government speak up did you?
>
>Actually, Lake Superior seldom freezes all the way
>accross. It takes a LOT of 'cold' to cool off and
>freeze that big of a lake. It did freeze over a couple
>years ago, but it is the exception rather than the
>rule. (FYI, all 5 lakes have only frozen over twice
>since records have been kept). If you want ice, head
>for Lake Erie, that sucker always freezes over (it's
>shallow w/ comparitively low volume). Also, the first
>week in March has the greatest ice cover on L
>Superior, statistically speaking.
>
>http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/atlas/weekly_stats/m
>ed/medgallery/index.html
>
>What we need is a team of sled dogs... Now THAT would
>be an 'expedition'!
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