tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post580283218881157519..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Word of the day: SeicheJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-65932035329202084172009-12-12T12:58:52.632-05:002009-12-12T12:58:52.632-05:00Hi all,
I probably should have included a pronunc...Hi all,<br /><br />I probably should have included a pronunciation of seiche - I usually hear it as "sesh" (rhymes with mesh), but some fancier linguists roll if off as "saysh".<br /><br />Seiches don't alter the volume of water in the lake; they just shift it around. Winds die down, and equilibrium is once again achieved. A fierce seiche may cause a higher flow rate into the Niagara River - Lake Erie's discharge - but a dam can control artificially the flow rate over the falls at Niagara.<br /><br />The effects of seiches in the shallow Lake Erie western basin can be extremely noticable. Ditches full of water in the morning soon become waterless, and boats beached at their docks. Seiches play an important role in the ecology of marshes as well, but that's another subject.<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-56099228016938737242009-12-12T11:18:00.709-05:002009-12-12T11:18:00.709-05:00This is fascinating - I haven't heard of seich...This is fascinating - I haven't heard of seiches previously. Eleven feet is a huge shift. Is it something that you'd notice walking by, or is it only obvious when measured?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-16990946171159726962009-12-11T15:50:14.051-05:002009-12-11T15:50:14.051-05:00Jim,
Very interesting and informative!
Gary WayneJim,<br />Very interesting and informative!<br />Gary WayneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-55328939750816206352009-12-11T10:26:35.810-05:002009-12-11T10:26:35.810-05:00Did wind seiche also raise the water level in the ...Did wind seiche also raise the water level in the Niagara River and Niagara Falls (by 11 ft)? That'd be a hot time to barrel over the falls! And if so, was Lake Erie's water level lower following the extreme seiche event?Buford Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657555328626398940noreply@blogger.com