Comments on: Lake Michigan Water Pumping Station

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:50:16 +0000

where is lake erie loacted and pollution on lake erie

By: Mike P

Mike P — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:58:52 +0000

Nitpicky: Lake Superior is actually the largest freshwater lake - according to one quickly-googled website the water in it could fill all the other great lakes plus 3 Lake Eries.

By: James B.

James B. — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:07:41 +0000

Here is another one with some mis-alinment problem Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Jim Toth

Jim Toth — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:09:16 +0000

One of the cribs has a webcam that is updated every hour looking at the Chicago skyline. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:55:24 +0000

Yes, those are cribs, and they are where we Chicagoans get our water. There are, in fact, three - the third is more centrally located on the city but is in the low-def area:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

As for the plane, the odds do seem low. And it looks kinda like the same plane. And it’s a weird shape for something that small - it has the silhouette of a passenger get, but the cribs are only the size of a big house; for instance, the bridge between the intakes (the round part) and the artificial island (the hexagonal part) is only a single-person catwalk. And, if you look at the third crib (above) there’s a dot next to *it* - another plane?!

By: gIMpSTa

gIMpSTa — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:39:11 +0000

Everyone is aware of how the maps changed a week or 2 ago (the local bar on the left instead of right and tighter integration with local search). But I just noticed this. Now it may be old news to some, but I was suprised when I saw it. If you search for an exact address or location (ie city and state) then the map now takes up the entire lower portion of the screen! No more bar on either the left or right side!

Example:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=212+Elm+Street,+Somerville,+MA+02144&spn=0.005450,0.012771&t=k&hl=en

Anyway sorry if everyone knew that already, it was news to me!

By: zmaster

zmaster — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:30:34 +0000

Google resulted in the following links which provide more information about these water intake “cribs”:

http://www.gapersblock.com/airbags/archives/the_lake_michigan_cribs/
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/WilsonAveCrib.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/4milecrib.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/68thStCrib.htm
http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/civil/lake_tunnel.shtml
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/300017.html#200310

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:55:07 +0000

Actually, the approach to O’Hare from the east is over Lake Michigan, so the chances are pretty good of spotting a plane in that area.

By: Jeremy Stein

Jeremy Stein — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:52:48 +0000

Did anyone else think he was looking at a golf hole in that picture?

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:12:50 +0000

Possibly the same plane? That must be a small plane based on the size of the image.