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Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with an average depth of only 10 fathoms 3 feet or 63 ft (19 m).

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25,700 km²
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64 m
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United States, Canada
11th largest lake in the world

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time.

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The name Erie is derived from the Iroquoian word erielhonan, meaning 'long tail'.

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25,700 km²
Max depth
64 m
Countries
United States, Canada
11th largest lake in the world

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time.

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Lake Erie has a lake retention time of 2.6 years, the shortest of all the Great Lakes.

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Area
25,700 km²
Max depth
64 m
Countries
United States, Canada
11th largest lake in the world

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time.

From the “Geography” section

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In 1857, balloonist John Steiner made an ambitious trip across Lake Erie, reaching a height of about three miles.

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Area
25,700 km²
Max depth
64 m
Countries
United States, Canada
11th largest lake in the world

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time.

From the “History” section

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Lake Erie is known as the 'thunderstorm capital of Canada' due to its frequent and dramatic lightning displays.

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Area
25,700 km²
Max depth
64 m
Countries
United States, Canada
11th largest lake in the world

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: NOAA · Public Domain

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