Lake Erie’s “50 and 2 Rule”

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News and analysis by Dan Telvock, Investigative Post's environmental reporter

Lake Erie holds 2 percent of the water but 50 percent of the fish. That may be a rough estimate, but the director of Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory told Michigan Public Radio that the “50 and 2 Rule” is an example of how each of the five lakes have their own unique characteristics.

Investigative Post staff