18 incredible shots about the power of waves on the formidable Lake Erie

Dave Sandford is a professional photographer from London, a Canadian city located in Ontario. Over two months he spent on the beautiful Lake Erie, which is part of the Great Lakes system.

However, there are seasonal periods when Erie doesn’t look like a lake at all, but rather like a mighty ocean, whose waves rise by 7, or even 8 meters!

The lake is 388 kilometers long and about 92 kilometers wide. The deepest section is 64 meters.

According to Sandford, for the entire 18-year career of a professional photographer, he was always attracted by the sea and ocean. Their power, the strength of their waves simply cannot but fascinate.

In the Great Lakes system, Erie takes 4th place.

In winter, the coastal part of the lake freezes, and the water temperature ranges from 0 to 2 ° C, in summer the water warms up to 24 ° C.

Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes, therefore, compared to others, it freezes quickly.

In the days when Eri comes to life and demonstrates all his enormous power, raising the terrible 8-meter waves, he should stay away from him.

Of all the Great Lakes, it was on Erie that the largest number of shipwrecks occurred: rumors vary from 1800 to 8000.

By geological standards, this lake is quite young. It acquired its modern borders only 4000 years ago.

The first European pioneer of Erie was Louis Jolye, who reached the lake in 1669. After this, French settlements began to be built near the lake shores, and in the 17th century the British were also interested in the territory.

To protect the nature of Erie, reserves and parks have been created around the lake. The most famous of them is the Long Point Natural Park, on the territory of which 383 species of various rare birds and animals live.

By its size, Erie is considered the tenth largest freshwater lake in the world.

One part of Erie is located in Canada, and the other in the USA, since the border of these countries runs directly along the lake.

Many flooded vessels resting at the bottom of the lake are a tasty bait for numerous divers.

Old legends say that in this lake there is a monster known as Bessie.

Dave Sandford with his camera.

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