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The water level of Lake Michigan–Huron had remained fairly constant over the 20th century. [36] Recent lake levels include record low levels in 2013 in Lakes Superior, Erie, and Michigan-Huron, [37] followed by record high levels in 2020 [38] in the same lakes. The water level in Lake Ontario has remained relatively constant in the same time ...
Lake Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (1,180 cu mi; 4,900 km 3) and depth (923 ft; 281 m) after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi; 58,030 km 2), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
The extent of the ocean surface down into the ocean is influenced by the amount of mixing that takes place between the surface water and the deeper water. This depends on the temperature: in the tropics the warm surface layer of about 100 m is quite stable and does not mix much with deeper water, while near the poles winter cooling and storms makes the surface layer denser and it mixes to ...
You can thank Lake Michigan for late-fall windstorms, cool summer breezes and dense spring fog. Here's why.
Graph showing ocean temperature versus depth on the vertical axis. The graph shows several thermoclines (or thermal layers) based on seasons and latitude. The temperature at zero depth is the sea surface temperature. The ocean temperature plays a crucial role in the global climate system, ocean currents and for marine habitats.
Pastelok said this could be a reason for the warming of water deep down. Lake Michigan covered with snow and ice, with the skyline in the background on a cold winter's day in Chicago, Sunday, Feb ...
A thermocline (also known as the thermal layer or the metalimnion in lakes) is a distinct layer based on temperature within a large body of fluid (e.g. water, as in an ocean or lake; or air, e.g. an atmosphere) with a high gradient of distinct temperature differences associated with depth.
Allegan County, Michigan: 627010 Gourdneck Lake 218 acres (88.2 ha) 51 feet (15.5 m) Kalamazoo County: Graham Lake 139 acres (56 ha) Calhoun County: North Graham Lake 10 acres (4.0 ha) Shiawassee County: South Graham Lake 12 acres (4.9 ha) Shiawassee County: Grand Lake: 5,660 acres (2,290 ha) 25 feet (7.6 m) Presque Isle County: 627090 Grand ...