Lake Erie
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Area
26K km²
Coordinates
42.2000, -81.2000
Category
lakes
Overview
Shallowest and most biologically productive of the Great Lakes.
About
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. At its deepest point, Lake Erie is 210 feet (64 m) deep, making it the only Great Lake whose deepest point is above sea level.
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