Lake Erie

• Is the tenth largest lake on Earth and is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes.
• Is bounded on the north by Ontario, on the south by the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and on the west by the state of Michigan.
• Has an elevation of 571 feet above sea level.
• Has a surface area of 9,940 square miles with a length of 241 miles and breadth of 57 miles at its widest points.
• Is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 62 feet and with a maximum depth of 210 feet.
• The western section of Lake Erie, comprising one-fourth of the area, is shallower with an average depth of 42 feet and a maximum depth of 62 feet.
• Is home to Point Pelee National Park, which is the southernmost point of Canada's mainland.
• Produces more fish each year for human consumption than the other four Great Lakes combined.