Lake Five archive · No. 17
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: 25 to 30 feet
The western basin averages roughly 25 to 30 feet, which is why a breeze there can raise lively waves quickly.
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie
Answer: 1796
He arrived on July 22, 1796, and his surveyors laid out a town they named Cleaveland.
Answer: Jacob B. Perkins
The city's park board bought the land from Jacob B. Perkins in 1894. The park has a 900-foot bathing beach.
Answer: 569.2 feet
Lake Erie's chart datum is 569.2 feet (173.5 m) on the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985. The lake usually sits a few feet above it.
Answer: On the islands of western Lake Erie
It lives on the rocky shores of the western Lake Erie islands, around Put-in-Bay and its neighbors.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior: Recovery of the Lake Erie Watersnake (2011)
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