Free data downloads

Download the data behind the site. The NOAA and EPA values are public domain; our compilation is free to reuse under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: credit Lake Erie Gazetteer and link to lakeerie.info.

• lighthouses.csv every lighthouse with its landmark position, how to see it and when we checked. For trip planning; NOT FOR NAVIGATION. · 18.0 KB
• lighthouses.geojson the same lighthouse list as GeoJSON points, for mapping tools. For trip planning; NOT FOR NAVIGATION. · 36.9 KB
• lighthouses.gpx the same list as GPX waypoints, for GPS apps. For trip planning; NOT FOR NAVIGATION. · 17.9 KB
• lake-erie-facts.csv the 20 'by the numbers' figures, each with its source and date. · 3.9 KB
• water-temperature-monthly.csv average lake-wide surface temperature by month, 1995–2025, from NOAA GLERL. · 2.8 KB
• ice-cover-annual-max.csv annual maximum ice cover, 1973–2026, from NOAA GLERL. · 3.1 KB

Lighthouse positions are landmarks from the sources cited on each page. Wreck positions are not included in any download: they are shown on the site only where a reusable public source gives them, rounded to about 1 km.

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• Lake Erie water temperature by month Average lake-wide surface temperature for each month, 1995–2025, from NOAA GLERL.
• Lake Erie ice cover by winter, 1973–2026 The largest share of the lake frozen in each winter, from NOAA GLERL.
• Lake Erie depth by basin, west to east Average and maximum depth of the western, central and eastern basins, from the U.S. EPA.
• Lake Erie shipwreck timeline The documented wrecks in this gazetteer, by decade of loss.

How to credit

"Data: Lake Erie Gazetteer (lakeerie.info), CC BY 4.0; NOAA and EPA values are public domain." Each file lists the source of every value.