The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

Historically in January, Lake Ontario has seen levels reach a maximum of 246.59 in January 1946 and dip to a minimum of ...

Canada and the U.S. are being asked by the science advisory board for the International Joint Commission to designate ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the current ice concentration look like and ...

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...

The Great Lakes' ice coverage was lagging behind average for much of the winter. Now, coverage is above average for some ...

Historically in January, Lake Ontario has seen levels reach a maximum of 246.59 in January 1946 and dip to a minimum of 242.16 feet in 1935. Facts about the Great Lakes:How deep are the lakes?

Lake Erie, the shallowest of the lakes, froze over completely ion 1978, 1979 and 1996. Lake Ontario had 86.2% ice coverage in ...

The other Great Lakes have varying degrees of ice coverage ... In 1998, Lake Erie had 5.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Ontario had 1.9% coverage.