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Lake Superior

Lake Superior
Lake information
NameLake Superior
LocationNorth America
GroupGreat Lakes
Lake typeGlacial
Primary inflowsNipigon, St. Louis, Pigeon, Pic, White, Michipicoten, Kaministiquia Rivers
Primary outflowsSt. Marys River
Catchment area49305 sqmi (127699.4 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Canada
Geography
Max. length350 mi (563.3 km)
Max. width160 mi (257.5 km)
Surface area31820 sqmi (82413.4 km2) Canadian portion 11081 sqmi (28699.7 km2)
Average depth482 ft (146.9 m)
Max. depth1332 ft (406 m)
Water volume2900 c�mi (883.9 km3)
Residence time191 years
Shore length2725 mi (4385.5 km)
Surface elevation600 ft (182.9 m)
Islands in lakesIsle Royale, Apostle Islands, Slate Islands
SettlementsThunder Bay, Ontario
Duluth, Minnesota
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Marquette, Michigan
Superior, Wisconsin
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

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Lake Superior ( ) is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area if Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are considered to be two lakes. It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume.


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