Great Lakes Water Levels Photo Gallery
Additional and Higher Resolution Lake Erie Images

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St. Clair River, MI - May 28, 2001 - Water Level 175.3-175.4. Mark Breederland, MI Sea Grant.

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Anchor Bay (Mt. Clemons, MI) - April 1986 - Water Level 175.73-175.91. Carol Swinehart, MI Sea Grant

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Put-In-Bay, OH. Dock area in front of OSU Stone Laboratory Research Building. For reference the BioLab is 37 feet long. The roof of the cabin is over 8 feet from the surface of the water. - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge set-down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant and OSU Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager.

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Put-in-Bay September 28, 2009

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Stone Lab at Low Water - 1950s - Water Level Average=174. Wilson Britt, Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant

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Stone Lab at High Water - July 1986 - Water Level 174.85-175.22. Jane Forsyth, Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant

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Perry's monument, Put-in-Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Perry's Monument, Put-In-Bay, Ohio - Low and High Water Photos taken 20 hours apart. - January 14-15, 1950 - 173.85 = January average (Range not available for specific dates). Wilson Britt, Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant

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Hatchery Dock and Bahney Reef, Put-In-Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Terwilliger's Pond, Put-in-Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Oak Point and Gibraltar Reefs, Put-in-Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Squaw Harbor and Oak Point, Put-In-Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-down)
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas,Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Squaw Harbor at Low Water - Fall 1975 - Water Level 173.3-175.2 (likely the low on November 10, 1975 at 173.3). Herdendorf, Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant

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South Bass Island State Park - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm surge set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas, Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Port Clinton - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm surge set-down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Sand Beach Road, Port Clinton, OH - Flooding on Lake Erie - 1973-74 Probably the June 17-20 flood of 1973 which peaked at lake levels of 175.4m. Storm surges exceeding 175m also occurred on 4/8/1974 and 12/1/1974. Water Level 173.9-175.5. Charlie Carter, Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant.

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Departing West Harbor - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Boats at Bay Point - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Sand Bay - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Harbor Park Marina - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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East Harbor - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Miller's Ferry Dock, Catawba Island, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm surge set-down). Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. Photos by John Hageman, Stone Laboratory Manager, and Matt Thomas,Stone Laboratory Assistant Manager

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Catawba State Park - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Marblehead, OH Shoreline - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Sandusky Bay, OH at Johnson's Island - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Sandusky Bay, OH at Sonny's Beach - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Sandusky Bay, OH at Pickerel Creek - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio Sea Grant, Ohio State University. Photos by Fred Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant District Extension Specialist.

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Clemons Marina, Sandusky Bay, OH - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio DNR

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Dempsey Access, Sandusky Bay, Ohio - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 172.8-173.2 (Storm Surge Set-Down). Courtesy of Ohio DNR, Division of Watercraft

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Arcola Creek, OH - May 17, 2001 - Water Level 173.98-174.15. Frank Lichtkoppler, OH Sea Grant

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Ashtabula, OH - May 18, 2001 - Water Level 174.00-174.12. Frank Lichtkoppler, OH Sea Grant

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Erie, PA - East Avenue - March 2000 - Water Level 173.84. Steve Curcio, PA Sea Grant

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Erie, PA - May 17, 2001 - Water Level 173.98-174.06. Steve Curcio, PA Sea Grant

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Buffalo State College Great Lakes Center Field Station on the Black Rock Canal at the mouth of the Niagara River, NY - October 25, 2001 - Water Level 173.8-175.2 (Storm Surge Set-up). Lauren Makeyenko, Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education

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Buffalo, NY (CGLEE Pier) - June 26, 2001 - Water Level 174.02-174.10. Rochelle Sturtevant, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network

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