It was a chilly 56 degrees F. with a strong wind just before sunset this evening when I spotted this brave? soul taking to Lake Ontario with his surf board at Bronte Beach in Oakville. Yes, Lake Ontario, where the current temperature was hovering around 67 degrees F.
Living on Lake Ontario for all these years, I must say I never really thought too much about all the related statistical information. I did a bit of research and here are a few interesting facts and figures.
- Lake Ontario is the 14th largest lake in the World
- It ranks 4th among the 5 Great Lakes in maximum depth, but average depth is second only to Lake Superior
- It is the smallest of the Great Lakes in surface area.
- Lake Ontario is 193 miles long and 53 miles wide
- The average depth is 283 feet and the maximum depth is 802 feet
- The water surface area is 7,340 square miles
- Shoreline length is 712 miles
Lake Ontario lies 325 feet below Lake Erie at the base of Niagara Falls. Champlain first called it Lake St. Louis in 1632. In 1660 Creuxius changed the name to Lacus Ontarius. Lake Ontario in Iroquois means Beautiful Lake.
There were no boats to be seen on the lake this evening. There were lots of fishermen. And one lone surfer. Summer is over. But it didn't matter to this fellow as Lake Ontario was making waves.
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