More about The Great Lakes of North America

The Great Lakes of North America are a group of 5here is the Manitoulin Island that separates the
large lakes which include Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, LakeGeorgian Bay and the North Channel from the
Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. It islake’s main body of water.
collectively the largest freshwater system on earth.Lake Erie
The region includes portions of NorthwesternThis is the 4th largest Great Lake and the 10th largest
Pennsylvania and Western New York as well as theworldwide. It is bounded on the south by U.S. states of
Canadian Province of Ontario and the 6 U.S. statesNew York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, on the north by the
such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, MichiganCanadian province of Ontario and on the west by the
and Ohio.state of Michigan. It is primarily fed by Detroit River and
The region forms distinctive economic and historicalit is drained via the Niagara Falls and Niagara River into
and political bi-national history, culture as well as aLake Ontario. Some major contributors to this lake
political economy. The Great Lake region isinclude the Cuyahoga River, Sandusky River, Maumee
distinguished for its significant contribution in culture,River, Huron River and the Grand River. The lake is
economy and technology.home to one of the world’s largest freshwater
The tourists are drawn to these natural attractions forcommercial fisheries.
very good reasons, and here’s why:Rivers in Great Lakes
Great Lakes of North AmericaSt. Clair River
Lake MichiganThis river is situated in central North America that
It is the third largest Great Lake of North America anddrains the Lake Huron into the Lake St. Clair. It is 64
the only one situated entirely within the United States.kilometers long and 1.5 meters in elevation from the
The lake is bounded from west to east by Michigan,Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. It is one of the important
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Visitors can cross it byareas of the Great Lakes Waterway where cargo
riding a ferry that runs from Manitowoc, Wisconsin tovessels pass through to travel between the upper and
Ludington, Michigan. It is home to bowfin, carp,lower Great Lakes.
smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pinfish, yellow perch,Niagara River
lake trout and some species of catfish.It flows north from the Lake Erie to the Lake Ontario.
Lake HuronThe river serves as part of the border between New
This is the second largest of the Great Lakes boundedYork and the province of Ontario in Canada. It
on the east by the province of Ontario, Canada andfeatures two large islands namely the Goat Island and
on the west by the U.S. state of Michigan. Its surface isGrand.
176 meters above sea level and the average depth isSaint Lawrence River
59 meters. There are several significant cities on LakeIt is a larger river that extends greatly from southwest
Huron such as Sarnia and Goderich, Ontario Canadato northeast of North America. It connects together
as well as Bay City, Cheboygan, Rogers City, Alpena,the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The
Port Huron and St. Ignace, Michigan.Saguenay, Ottawa and Richelieu rivers as well as
The lake is home to several fish and plant life like theLake Champlain are being drained here.
now extinct deepwater Cisco. The notable feature