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The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border.The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario (though hydrologically, Michigan and Huron are a single body of water; they are joined by the Straits of Mackinac).
Volumes given for lakes shared with Canada and Mexico are for the total volume of the lake. Many lakes vary substantially in volume over time, especially man-made lakes, reservoirs, and lakes in arid areas. Capacity given is for normal or average lake level.
United States. North American Great Lakes: 58,030 km 2 (22,410 sq mi) 4,930 km 3 (1,180 cu mi) Fresh Huron [n 1] Canada, United States. North American Great Lakes: 59,590 km 2 (23,010 sq mi) 3,520 km 3 (840 cu mi) Fresh Victoria Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya. African Great Lakes: 59,940 km 2 (23,140 sq mi) 2,420 km 3 (580 cu mi) Fresh Great Bear [10 ...
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Boatzon looked at the economic and environmental importance of the 10 largest lakes in the U.S. Lake sizes and locations are based on Census data.
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Paleo-Indian cultures were the earliest in North America, with a presence in the Great Plains and Great Lakes areas from about 12,000 BCE to around 8,000 BCE. [citation needed] Prior to European settlement, Iroquoian people lived around Lakes Erie and Ontario, [2] Algonquian peoples around most of the rest, and a variety of other indigenous nation-peoples including the Menominee, Ojibwa ...
This lake touching Indiana is gaining national recognition in three USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards categories.