Why is Lake Huron so clean?

Scientists have been able to figure how much clearer by using satellite imagery. Gary Fahnenstiel is a research scientist at Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan. He says that the main reason behind increasing water clarity in Lakes Michigan and Huron is the invasive quagga mussel.



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Lake Superior is barely developed, compared to the other Great Lakes. This has allowed it to remain relatively undisturbed and free from much of the pollution and habitat destruction that the other lakes have suffered.

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Four of the Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Ontario and Superior—are split between the U.S. and Canada.

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A sea is generally defined as a large body of salt water that is partly or fully enclosed by land but also has an outlet to the ocean. A lake, on the other hand, is a body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land, with no direct access to the ocean.

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Although no one recommends drinking water directly from Lake Huron (seagull feces is one of the pollutants that can create issues), many shoreline municipalities receive their treated drinking water from the lake.

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All the time when I'm there. In the summer water temperatures at the lake are in the upper 60s. Right now its 68 which is pretty amazing for late September! It usually maxes out around 70 degrees in August and its absolutely wonderful for swimming.

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Distilled water is the PUREST drinking water possible. Many people are under the false impression that their tap water, and even bottled water and water produced by home filtration systems is pure. It isn't. Tap water is loaded with many types of suspended pollutants, chemicals, toxins and other contaminants.

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Huron and Michigan are hydrologically a single lake because the flow of water through the straits keeps their water levels in overall equilibrium. Although the flow is generally eastward, the water moves in either direction depending on local conditions.

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Lake Huron was originally called La Mer Douce, or “the freshwater sea,” by French explorers. It later got its name from the Huron people who lived along its shores. It forms the eastern outline of Michigan's Mitten, including the distinctive Thumb which is dotted with port towns and shelters Saginaw Bay.

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