As noted a few weeks ago, the Great Lakes have known a few spectacular waves of their own, some with fatal effects. Here's an oldtime story from Marquette:
On Friday, June 16, 1939, shortly after 10:30 a.m., Lake Superior's water level at Marquette Harbor began to rise, pulling docks off their pilings and inundating the shoreline.
The surge reversed the flow of creeks, inundated wetlands, and flooded highways. Pilings in the lower harbor of Marquette, normally four feet above water, were submerged. Boats were washed onto shore. When the surge pulled away, boats had to be pushed back into the water to prevent them from becoming stranded as the water level dropped. Every half hour for the rest of the afternoon the surge alternately rose and fell. It continued into Saturday.
http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/0114202005_new04-n0114.asp
Posted by Dave at January 17, 2005 01:14 AM