Lake Erie
Cleveland , Ohio
Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes in volume (116 cubic miles) and is exposed to the greatest effects from urbanization and agriculture. The average depth of Lake Erie is only about 62 feet (210 feet, maximum). It therefore warms rapidly in the spring and summer and frequently freezes over in winter. The drainage basin covers parts of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. Because of its fertile soils, the basin is intensively farmed and is the most densely populated of the five lake basins. Lake Erie is the fourth-largest of the Great Lakes and ranks as the 13th largest lake in the world.
The greater part of its southern shore was at one time occupied by the Eries, a tribe of Indians from which the lake derived its name.
Length - 241 miles
Breadth - 57 miles
Depth (average) - 62 feet
Depth (maximum) - 210 feet
Volume - 116 cubic miles
Shoreline Length - 871 miles
Water Surface Area - 9,910 square miles
Water Retention/Replacement Time - 2.6 years
Outlet - Niagara River & Welland Canal to Lake Ontario
Population - 12,400,000