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Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The Caspian Sea, while larger than Lake Superior in both surface area and volume, is brackish . Lake Superior deepest point [4] on the bathymetric map.
There are about 123 species of fishes found naturally in Minnesota waters, including Lake Superior. The following list is based on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . The species data on this page is taken from the Minnesota DNR, which also uses several labels to indicate a fish's status within Minnesota waters.
The lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush) [2] is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr ), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish ...
Name U.S. states/Canadian provinces/Mexican states Area Type Notes 1 Lake Superior: Michigan–Minnesota–Wisconsin–Ontario: 31,700 sq mi 82,103 km 2: natural 2 Lake Huron: Michigan–Ontario: 23,000 sq mi 59,570 km 2: natural 3 Lake Michigan: Illinois–Indiana–Michigan–Wisconsin: 22,300 sq mi 57,757 km 2: natural 4 Lake Erie
Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the length of the body. [3] [a] It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport ...
Fish of the Great Lakes. Fish of the Great Lakes Region — in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada regions of North America. Fish species that are native to the Great Lakes and their direct tributaries. For non-native and/or invasive species of fish, see: Category: Invasive animal species in North America.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point includes a variety of displays, from the famous lighthouse to a 1940s-era lifeboat to the restored lighthouse keeper’s quarters to the 200 ...
Sank on Lake Superior. The Edmund Fitzgerald was a 729-foot-long (222 m) freighter that sank of an unknown cause in a storm on Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald is the largest ship to sink on the lakes. 46°59.91′N 85°06.61′W. / 46.99850°N 85.11017°W / 46.99850; -85.11017 ( SS Edmund Fitzgerald) SS Carl D. Bradley.