He first constructed Fort Presque Isle ( near present-day Erie, Pennsylvania ) on Lake Erie's south shore.

This test not only demonstrated the ability of ABMD to intercept a ballistic missile but also demonstrated the Lake Erie's ability to simultaneously track and intercept antiship missiles.

The " SeaWolves " name refers to Erie's location along Lake Erie and their former affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially since the term " sea wolf " is a historical synonym of " pirate.

Some of the Erie's most well known trains included the Erie Limited, Lake Cities, Pacific Express, Atlantic Express, Midlander, Southern Tier Express, Mountain Express and Tuxedo.

For many years, the Cincinnati & Lake Erie's 217-mile Toledo-Cincinnati route was the longest passenger trolley operation in the United States.

Boonton Line service began using the Erie's Greenwood Lake division up to its junction the Lackawanna Boonton Branch at Mountain View in Wayne as the Lackawanna right-of-way in Paterson was used for the construction of Interstate 80.

Included with the tunnel are western approaches to the DL & W main line and Boonton Branch ; the former includes a new bridge over the Hackensack River, south of the old one ( which is then used only for the Erie's Newark and Greenwood Lake Branches ).

The groups have filed 14 contentions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, claiming that a new plant would pose " radioactive, toxic and thermal impacts on Lake Erie's vulnerable western basin.

Another environmental concern is a significant drop in Lake Sevan's water level because of drawdowns for irrigation and the diversion of water to hydroelectric plants to compensate for the electric power lost through the inactivity of the nuclear plant at Metsamor.

soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT ; energy blockade, the result of conflict with Azerbaijan, has led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood ; pollution of Hrazdan ( Razdan ) and Araks Rivers ; the draining of Sevana Lich ( Lake Sevan ), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies ; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant without adequate ( IAEA-recommended ) safety and backup systems

Averaging at least 1. 6 km thick, the ice is so massive that it has depressed the continental bedrock in some areas more than 2. 5 km below sea level ; subglacial lakes of liquid water also occur ( e. g., Lake Vostok ).

There, in one of the major Swiss engineering feats of the 19th century, the Jura water correction, the river, which had previously rendered the countryside north of Bern a swampland through frequent flooding, was diverted by the Hagneck Canal into Lake of Bienne.

Farther north the western depression, known as the Albertine Rift is occupied for more than half its length by water, forming the Great Lakes of Tanganyika, Kivu, Lake Edward and Lake Albert, the first-named over 400 miles ( 600 km ) long and the longest freshwater lake in the world.

The city centre is laid out on two perpendicular axes: a water axis stretching along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill north-eastward along ANZAC Parade to the Australian War Memorial at the foot of Mount Ainslie.

The Chari and Logone Rivers, both of which originate in the Central African Republic and flow northward, provide most of the surface water entering Lake Chad.

The most important of these streams is the Batha, which in the rainy season carries water west from the Ouaddaï Highlands and the Guéra Massif to Lake Fitri.

The Chari River contributes 95 percent of Lake Chad's water, an average annual volume of 40 billion cubic meters, 95 % of which is lost to evaporation.

Cayuga Lake is the source of drinking water for several communities, including Lansing near the southern end of the lake along the east side, which draws water through the Bolton Point Municipal Water system.

While raising Chicago, and at first improving the health of the city, the untreated sewage and industrial waste now flowed into the Chicago River, then into Lake Michigan, polluting the primary source of fresh water for the city.

The city responded by tunneling two miles ( 3 km ) out into Lake Michigan to newly built water cribs.

In 1797, Thompson was sent south by his employers to survey part of Canada-U. S. boundary along the water routes from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods to satisfy unresolved questions of territory arising from the Jay Treaty between Great Britain and the United States.

* Lake Edward: located within national parks, settlements are small, water transport is conducted principally in small craft, commercial water transport is absent.

With 33. 7 % salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Assal ( Djibouti ), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica ( such as Don Juan Pond ) have reported higher salinities.

In 1970, the entire fishing industry in the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and Lake Erie had to be closed due to toxic levels of mercury found in the water.

The series of speed increases — later in 1955, in 1956, in 1957, in 1958, in 1959 — peaked on 31 December 1964 at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia when he reached ; he remains the world's most prolific breaker of water speed records.

Campbell was awarded the CBE in January 1957 for his water speed record breaking, and in particular his record at Lake Mead in the USA which earned him and Britain very positive acclaim.

The story of Donald Campbell's last attempt at the water speed record on Coniston Water was told in the BBC television film Across the Lake in 1988, with Anthony Hopkins as Donald.

Cayuga Lake is located at ; above sea level.

* The Hoya de Enriquillo or Neiba Valley is a remarkable valley, with a west-east direction, of low altitude ( on average 50 m with some points below sea level ) and with a great salt lake: the Enriquillo Lake.

This lake, called " Lake Lisan ", fluctuated dramatically, rising to its highest level around 26, 000 years ago, indicating a very wet climate in the Near East.

Lake Vättern ( 88 m above sea level )

After Lake Vänern ( 44 m above sea level ) Trollhätte kanal to Göteborg and the west-coast of Sweden.

Lake Erie ( 42. 2 ° N, 81. 2 ° W ) has a mean elevation of 571 feet ( 174 m ) above sea level.

In the summer of 1986, Lake Erie reached its highest level at above datum.

In the winter of 1934, Lake Erie reached its lowest level at below datum.

As the last lake in the Great Lakes ' hydrologic chain, Lake Ontario has the lowest mean surface elevation of the lakes at 243 feet ( 74 m ) above sea level ; lower than its neighbor upstream.

Its surface averages 577 feet ( 176 m ) above sea level, the same as Lake Huron, to which it is connected through the Straits of Mackinac.

Around 5, 000 BP the waters of the Saimaa Lake penetrated Salpausselkä and formed a new outlet, River Vuoksi, entering Lake Ladoga in the northwestern corner and raising its level by 1 – 2 m.

The plan is being implemented by the Lake Champlain Basin Program and its partners at the state, provincial, federal and local level.

Lake Eyre () is the lowest point in Australia, at approximately ( AHD ) below sea level, and, on the rare occasions that it fills, it is the largest lake in Australia and 18th largest in the world.

High Point Monument as seen from Lake Marcia at High Point, Sussex County, New Jersey | Sussex County, the highest elevation in New Jersey at 1803 feet above sea level.

The deepening of Gatun Lake and the raising of its maximum water level will also provide significant extra water storage capacity.

* lowest point: Akjagaýa Depression ( Sarygamysh Lake ) in north-western Turkmenistan, – 81 m ( the actual water level in Sarygamysh Lake fluctuate widely from – 110 m at its shallowest to – 60 m ).

Turkmenistan's average elevation is 100 to 220 meters above sea level, with its highest point being Mount Aýrybaba ( 3, 139 m ) in the Köýtendag Range of the Pamir-Alay chain in the south-east, and its lowest point in the Sarygamysh Lake ( close to 100 meters below sea level ).

Zurich is situated at above sea level on the lower ( northern ) end of Lake Zurich ( Zürichsee ) about north of the Alps, nestling between the wooded hills on the west and east side.

It was completed in 1972 and raised the river level back to Lewiston, effectively making it the eastern end of the new reservoir, Lower Granite Lake.