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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).
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.
This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in the United States, grouped by state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The second-largest of the Great Lakes offers miles of white sand and massive dunes. ... Norris Dam State Park has a full-service marina where visitors can launch their own boats or rent houseboats ...
Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... National lakeshores of the United States (3 C, ... Pages in category "Great Lakes"
The Great Lakes islands consist of about 35,000 islands (scattered throughout Great Lakes), created by uneven glacial activity in the Great Lakes Basin in Canada and the United States. The largest of these is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron in the province of Ontario.
Located in Warren and Essex counties, Lake George is the largest and one of the best-known lakes in the Adirondacks. Nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, it is 187 feet deep, roughly 3 miles ...
List of lakes of Washington; List of lakes of the Washington, D.C., area; List of lakes of West Virginia; List of lakes of the White Cloud Mountains; List of lakes of Oneida County, Wisconsin; List of lakes of Wisconsin; List of lakes of Wyoming