Hydrologically Michigan and Huron are the same body of water (sometimes called Lake Michigan-Huron) but are normally considered distinct. Counted together, it is the largest body of fresh water in the world by surface area.

Feb 16, 2025 · Lake Michigan, third largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one lying wholly within the United States. Bordered by the states of Michigan (east and north), Wisconsin (west), Illinois (southwest), and Indiana (southeast), it connects with Lake Huron through the Straits of Mackinac in the north.

May 25, 2017 · Lake Michigan's water surface is 22,300 square miles (57,800 square kilometers). It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cubic miles / 4,920 cubic km). Only Lake...

Mar 15, 2023 · Lake Michigan’s water comes from the Great Lakes Waterway and the Mackinac Bridge. The water in Lake Michigan comes from the Great Lakes basin. This basin is made up of the lakes and rivers that flow into it.

Oct 16, 2024 · Water levels on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron — tracked as a single lake — have dropped 5 inches since the same time last month, the latest report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows.

Lake Michigan, the second largest Great Lake by volume with 1,180 cubic miles of water, is the only Great Lake entirely within the United States. Approximately 118 miles wide and 307 miles long, Lake Michigan has more than 1,600 miles of shoreline.

Lake Michigan is the fourth largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, after Lake Superior, Lake Victoria and Lake Huron. It is part of the Great Lakes, and is the only one of the 5 lakes located entirely in the United States, with the other 4 …

Oct 23, 2024 · Lake Michigan, by volume, is the second largest Great Lake and the only one located wholly within the United States. The northern part is in the colder, less-developed upper Great Lakes region. It is sparsely populated, except for the Fox River Valley, and is primarily covered with mixed wood forest.

The magnificent dunes along the eastern shore of the lake are the largest system of freshwater dunes in the world. Nearly half of the state of Michigan’s land area drains to Lake Michigan and a third of its population resides within the watershed.

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