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Lake Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (1,180 cu mi; 4,900 km 3) and depth (923 ft; 281 m) after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi; 58,030 km 2), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula is relatively mountainous in the west. The Porcupine Mountains, which are part of one of the oldest mountain chains in the world, [3] rise to an altitude of almost 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and form the watershed between the streams flowing into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Sheets Lake 39 acres (16 ha) [3] Livingston County: Sheffer Lake 12 acres (4.9 ha) 30 feet (9.1 m) Allegan County: Shelldrake Lake 264 acres (107 ha) Chippewa County: Shellenbarger Lake 114 acres (46 ha) Crawford County: Shinanguag Lake 236 acres (96 ha) Genesee County: Shoreline Lake 125 acres (51 ha) Shiawassee County: Shupac Lake 105 acres ...
Michigan: October 21, 1970: 71,198.48 acres (288.1 km 2) Sand dunes reaching 450 ft (140 m) above Lake Michigan on 4 sq mi (10 km 2) of glacial moraines are the centerpiece of one of the state's most popular areas for hiking, camping, and canoeing. Two wilderness islands, marshy wetlands, and maple forests are home to more than 1500 plant and ...
Muskegon Lake is a 4,150-acre (16.8 km 2) fresh-water lake in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA.Located in the lower peninsula at the mouth of the Muskegon River, Muskegon Lake forms a 12-square-mile (31 km 2) broad harbor along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide by 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long.
This lake is situated about six miles (10 km) northeast of the downtown areas of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. Along with the St. Clair River and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair connects Lake Huron (to its north) with Lake Erie (to its south). The area is notable for the fact that the Canadian territory around the lake (Windsor ...