Lake Superior

Lake Superior

Lake Superior is one of the largest bodies of fresh water on the globe. It is the highest and most western of the Great Lakes, lying between Canada and the United States. It is bounded on the north and east by Ontario, on the south by Michigan and Wisconsin, and on the northwest by Minnesota. Its greatest length is 420 miles; greatest breadth, 167 mi.; area, about 31,500 sq.mi. The surface of the lake is 602 ft. above sea level, and its average depth about 900 ft.; its maximum depth is 1008 ft., or 406 ft. below sea level. Its surface has an elevation of 22 ft. above that of lakes Huron and Michigan; this difference occurs in the rapids of St. Mary's River, the only outlet, where the average discharge is 86,000 cu.ft. per second.
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