Lake Michigan

Discovered by

Jean Nicolet

French North American explorer who was the first known European to discover Lake Michigan and what is now the state of Wisconsin.

Interesting facts

The other Great Lakes are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Ontario.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), Illinos (southwest), and Indiana (southeast), it connects with Lake Huron through the Straits of Mackinac in the north.

Size

The lake is 321 miles (517 km) long (north to south); it has a maximum width of 118 miles (190 km) and a drainage basin of about 45,500 square miles (118,000 square km), exclusive of its surface area, which is 22,300 square miles (57,757 square km). With a mean surface elevation of 579 feet (176 m) above sea level, the lake has a maximum
depth of 923 feet (281 m).

Bibliography
http://www.search.eb.com/bol/topic?asmbly_id=8684

Created by: Heather
Date Created: October 3, 2000
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