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Is the fourth largest of the Great Lakes
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the eleventh largest freshwater lake in the world
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Borders four US states: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New
York; and one Canadian province: Ontario
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Is the shallowest, warmest and most biologically productive
of the five Great Lakes
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Has three distinct basins: the western basin which includes
the islands area and extends to Point Pelee, the central basin
which extends to Erie, Pennsylvania and Long Point, Canada and the
eastern basin which extends from Long Point to the eastern end of the
lake
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Is 210 miles long, 57 miles wide and has a shoreline of 871
miles
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Has a maximum depth of 210 feet. Average basin depths
are: western, 24 feet; central, 60 feet; and eastern 80 feet
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Has a water surface area of nearly 10,000 square miles and a
volume of 116 cubic miles
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Has a retention time of 2.6 years which is the shortest of
the Great Lakes
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Produces more fish for human consumption each year than the
other four Great Lakes combined
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Produces more walleye per hectare than any other lake in the
world
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