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This lake is the fourth largest of the Great Lakes
and the world's twelfth largest freshwater lake.
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Bordered by: states of Michigan, New
York, Ohio, & Pennsylvania,
and province of Ontario, Canada
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Shoreline: 871 miles of fairly smooth and
unbroken shores;
Because of its fertile soils this basin is intensively farmed and is
the most densely populated of the five lake basins.
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Dimensions: 241 miles long and 57 miles wide
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Surface Area: 9,900 square miles
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Feet above sea level: 570
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Flushing Time: 3 years
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Greatest Depth: 210 feet
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Average Depth: 62 feet
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Special Features: Niagara Falls,
one of the natural wonders of the world;
Welland Canal, 26 mile long canal with 8 locks that
move ships through the falls.
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Lake Erie
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