Great Lakes Cities - Page 289

Docere · #**5761** Posted **Jul 28, 2026, 5:36 PM**

Milwaukee

Minimum elevation 177 m
Maximum elevation 262 m

Chicago

Minimum elevation 177 m
Maximum elevation 205 m

Detroit

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 204 m

Cleveland

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 320 m

Buffalo

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 220 m

Rochester

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 213 m

Hamilton

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 250 m

Toronto

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 209 m

Steely Dan · #**5762** Posted **Jul 28, 2026, 5:40 PM**

^ your minimums for Chicago and Milwaukee are weird.

Lake Huron-Michigan's surface elevation is typically given as 176m, though that can vary by a meter or two +/- over the course of a year, and from year to year.

And the Detroit River at Detroit is usually given as 174m, though that can vary a tiny bit too, as can all water levels in the great lakes.

Docere · #**5763** Posted **Jul 28, 2026, 5:44 PM**

Corrected.

Steely Dan · #**5764** Posted **Jul 28, 2026, 6:04 PM**

Why you cheating lake huron-michigan elevation by 1 meter?

Flat-ass Chicago needs every single last millimeter of elevation change it can get.

mrnyc · #**5765** Posted **Aug 2, 2026, 2:03 PM**

something fun — flying dutchmen

aka fata morgana on the great lakes

most often seen in spring/april

they are common — as a kid i would often see these floating freighters & shorelines & inverted setting suns too —

lake superior freighter

canada shoreline from lake erie

deja vu · #**5766** Posted **Aug 2, 2026, 4:29 PM**

It's open. It's finally open!

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit and Windsor, officially opened to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 27, at approximately 12:00 pm

Celebratory post, here

mrnyc · #**5767** Posted **Aug 2, 2026, 6:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by deja vu

It's open. It's finally open!

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit and Windsor, officially opened to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 27, at approximately 12:00 pm

Celebratory post, here

yes its open now — i watched a video of a ride across pretty cool.

however, pretty dissappointed deja vu has nothing to say about fata morgana.

deja vu · #**5768** Posted **Aug 2, 2026, 11:11 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnyc

yes its open now — i watched a video of a ride across pretty cool.

however, pretty dissappointed deja vu has nothing to say about fata morgana.

Sorry! Didn't mean to detract. Fata morgana phenomena are quite cool; I've seen some in-person too!

mrnyc · #**5769** Posted **Aug 3, 2026, 12:42 AM**

^ i just figured fata morgana would vibe with deja vu

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highmark stadium in buffalo from across lake erie —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbi77dbuHpQ/?igsh=bWNqaGg5MHYwMzV0

deja vu · #**5770** Posted **Aug 4, 2026, 5:52 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnyc

^ i just figured fata morgana would vibe with deja vu

D'oh - lol, I totally missed the joke!

Docere · #**5771** Posted **Aug 5, 2026, 5:53 PM**

A very well-done documentary about contemporary Toronto by the German public broadcaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOZR9OY0Qjk

(Germany has I believe have the best funded public broadcaster).