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Lake Erie on May 28, 2022, taken from the International Space Station Partial map of the Lake Erie Islands Lake Erie (42.2° N, 81.2W) has a mean elevation of 571 feet (174 m) [ 8 ] above sea level. It has a surface area of 9,990 square miles (25,874 km 2 ) [ 7 ] with a length of 241 statute miles (388 km ; 209 nmi ) [ 7 ] and breadth of 57 ...
Lake Erie laps away in northern Ohio and is the 11th largest lake in the world. Here are some facts about the Great Lakes. Lake Erie. Average depth: 62 feet. Maximum depth: 210 feet. Size: 9,910 ...
The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources , there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds, with a total surface area of 200,000 acres, and among these there are 2,200 lakes of 5 acres (2.0 ha) or greater with a total surface area of 134,000 acres. [ 1 ]
West Sister Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in the Western Basin of Lake Erie. The 82 acres (33 ha) island, jointly managed by the United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is Ohio's only designated Wilderness Area, the West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge. [1] Most of the island is covered ...
Depth map showing the three basins of Lake Erie. The islands are in the westernmost, shallowest basin. Glacial grooves stemming from the Wisconsin glaciation at Kelleys Island, Ohio. The Lake Erie Islands are geologically part of the Silurian Columbus Limestone.
Aerial view of Maumee Bay State Park. Maumee Bay on Lake Erie is located in the U.S. state of Ohio, just east of the city of Toledo.The bay and the surrounding wetlands form most of the Maumee River basin, and in 1975 part of the area was incorporated into Maumee Bay State Park.
Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes but bests its cousins in several other ways. Find out more about all the Great Lakes.
A Pennsylvania angler caught his ‘unicorn’ fish Sunday in Erie. Colton Alex, 18, of Erie, was fishing in a tournament in Lake Erie when he hooked into a large Atlantic Salmon.