Erie Waves

Gentlemen,
     I am in need of confirmation of a subject some of us down here in KY were discussing the other day.  To wit:  Why is the wave frquency on Lake Erie so short?  Is it because of the shallowness (generally) of the lake or because of the prevailing wind being parallel to the shore?  On some of the other Great Lakes is is like:  Wave, , ,  Wave, , , Wave, , ,; but on Erie it is like wave,wave,wave, wave.  Or, maybe that is just a misconception due to lack of experience on Erie.  Your thoughts are welcomed.

I think storm warning is right but I definitely think the shallowness of the lake has the largest role in the wave frequency and size.  The gulf of mexico is shallow in comparison to the rest of the atlantic, etc. and it can get short frequency, steep waves in a hurry.  Actually, erie and the gulf are pretty similar with waves.  I think the bering sea is the same, in general; it is shallow compared to the rest of the pacific and it whips up quickly but up there, there "whipping up" is 50-80knot sustained winds and 30'-50' steep, close waves.  No thank you!  :-)

Yep its cause of the depth...go to ontario...you will notice more rollers with the waves having more space in between...much much deeper lake...