What is the 7th largest lake in the United States?

Lake of the Woods With around 15.7 million acre-feet of water, the seventh-largest lake in the U.S. also happens to be one of the biggest lakes in Canada. It spans the borders between Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario, and comprises more than 25,000 miles of shoreline.



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Largest Lakes in the US
  1. Lake Superior (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) ...
  2. Lake Huron (Michigan) ...
  3. Lake Michigan (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan) ...
  4. Lake Erie (Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) ...
  5. Lake Ontario (New York) ...
  6. Great Salt Lake (Utah) ...
  7. Lake of the Woods (Minnesota) ...
  8. Lake Iliamna (Alaska)


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At 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world. The depths were first explored thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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The Great Lakes are, from west to east: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.

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World Largest Freshwater Lake: 10 largest Freshwater lakes in the world
  • World's Largest Freshwater Lake 2022. ...
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  • Caspian Sea (371,000 km2) ...
  • Lake Superior (82,100 km2) ...
  • Lake Victoria (68,870 km2) ...
  • Lake Huron (59,600 km2) ...
  • Lake Michigan (58,000 km2) ...
  • Lake Tanganyika (32,600 km2)


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Top 10 States with the Most Lakes
  • #1: Alaska Lakes (3,000,000) ...
  • #2: Wisconsin Lakes (15,000) ...
  • #3: Minnesota Lakes (11,842) ...
  • #4: Michigan Lakes (11,000) ...
  • #5: Washington Lakes (8,000) ...
  • #6: New York Lakes (7,600) ...
  • #7: Florida Lakes (7,500) ...
  • #8: Texas Lakes (6,700)


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Lake Michigan, the third largest by surface area (22,300 square miles) and second largest by volume (1,180 cubic miles), is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States.

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Of this amount, Lake Superior holds 2,900 cubic miles, or 3 quadrillion gallons -- accounting for more than 50% of the water. The rest is distributed among the other four lakes, with Lake Michigan holding the second most, Huron third, Ontario fourth, and Erie holding the least.

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To the north, Lake Superior forms the largest expanse of freshwater in the world. To the east lies Lake Michigan, the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States. Lake Michigan and Superior along with Huron, Erie and Ontario and their tributaries form the largest freshwater ecosystem on earth.

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