Everything about Lake Huron totally explained
Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the
U.S. state of
Michigan, and on the east by the province of
Ontario,
Canada, is one of the five
Great Lakes of
North America. The name of the lake is derived from early French explorers who named it based on the
Huron people inhabiting the region.
Geography
Lake Huron is the second-largest of the Great Lakes, with a surface area of 23,010 square miles (59,596 km²)—nearly the size of
West Virginia, making it the third largest fresh water lake on earth (4th largest lake if the saline
Caspian Sea is included). It contains a volume of 850 cubic miles (3,540 km³), and a shoreline length of 3,827 miles (6,157 km).
The surface of Lake Huron is 577 feet (176 m) above
sea level. The lake's average depth is 195 feet (59 m), while the maximum depth is 750 feet (229 m). It has a length of 206 miles (332 km) and a breadth of 183 miles (245 km).
Important cities on Lake Huron include:
Bay City,
Alpena,
Rogers City,
Cheboygan,
St. Ignace, and
Port Huron, Michigan; and
Goderich, and
Sarnia, Ontario Canada.
A notable feature of the lake is
Manitoulin Island, which separates the
North Channel and
Georgian Bay from Lake Huron's main body of water. It is the world's largest freshwater
island.
Geology
Lake Huron is separated from
Lake Michigan, which lies at the same level, and connects by the narrow
Straits of Mackinac, making them geologically and hydrologically the same body of water (sometimes called
Lake Michigan-Huron).
Lake Superior is slightly higher than both. It drains into the
St. Marys River at
Sault Ste. Marie which then flows southward into Lake Huron. The water then flows south to the
St. Clair River, at
Port Huron, Michigan and
Sarnia, Ontario.
The
Great Lakes Waterway continues thence to
Lake St. Clair; the
Detroit River and
Detroit, Michigan; into
Lake Erie and thence--via
Lake Ontario and the
St. Lawrence River--to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Like the other Great Lakes, it was formed by melting ice as the continental glaciers retreated.
History
Since its French discoverers knew nothing as yet of the other lakes, they called it La Mer Douce, the fresh-water sea. A Sanson map in 1656 refers to the lake as Karegnondi, which means simply 'Lake' in the Petan Indian language.
Lake Huron was generally labeled "Lac des Hurons" (Lake of the
Huron Indians) on most early maps.
Ecology
Lake Huron has a
lake retention time of 22 years.
Lake Huron is home to a variety of fish and plant life, many of them being home to the other
Great Lakes such as
carp, chinook salmon, a variety of panfish, bass, pike, and catfish.
Lake Huron along with the other great lakes have suffered recently due the introduction of various
invasive species.
Further Information
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