WAVE AND LAKE LEVEL STATISTICS FOR LAKE ONTARIO

Abstract

The stations on Lake Ontario selected for a comprehensive wave analysis were located at Hamilton, Ontario; Rochester, N.Y.; and Stony Point, N. Y. Wave characteristics were determined from synoptic weather charts for each station for 1948-50. The method and scope of the analysis were similar to those described in AD-20 097. An average ice-free period from Apr. 1 to Nov. 1 was determined for the 3 stations. Included is a summary of the records of lake levels for Lake Ontario from 1860 to 1952. The average level was 246 ft (above mean tide at New York, 1935 datum); the highest 1-mo average of 248.97 ft occurred in May 1870 and July 1947; and the lowest of 242. 68 ft occurred in November 1934.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0020099

Entities

People

  • Thorndike Saville Jr.

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Beach Erosion
  • Beaches
  • Deep Water
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Great Lakes
  • Lake Michigan
  • Lake Ontario
  • Lakes
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shallow Water
  • Shores
  • United States
  • Water
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Regression Analysis.