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Key facts
- Location
- New York / Vermont in the United States ; and Quebec in Canada
- Primary inflows
- Otter Creek , Winooski River , Missisquoi River , Poultney River , Lamoille River , Ausable River , Chazy River , Boquet River , Saranac River , La Chute River
- Primary outflows
- Richelieu River
- Catchment area
- 8,234 sq mi (21,326 km )
- Basin countries
- Canada, United States
- Max length
- 107 mi (172 km)
- Max width
- 14 mi (23 km)
- Surface area
- 514 sq mi (1,331 km )
- Average depth
- 64 ft (10.7 fathoms; 19.5 m)
- Max depth
- 400 ft (67 fathoms ; 120 m )
- Water volume
- 6.2 cu mi (25.8 km )
- Residence time
- 3.3 years
- Shore length
- 587 mi (945 km)
- Surface elevation
- 95 to 100 ft (29 to 30 m)
- Islands
- 80 ( Grand Isle , North Hero , Isle La Motte , see list )
- Settlements
- Burlington, Vermont ; Plattsburgh, New York
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 1269
- Elevation
- 28
- Image
- Blick auf den Lake Champlain Vermont.jpg
- Width
- 23
- Length
- 201
- Perimeter
- 945
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- Commons category
- Lake Champlain
- watershed area
- 21326
- residence time of water
- 2.6
- vertical depth
- 122
- native label
- Kaniatarakwà:ronte
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Article
Lake Champlain (/ʃæmˈpleɪn/ sham-PLAYN; French: Lac Champlain, pronounced [lak ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ) is a large natural freshwater lake in North America. With a length of 107 mi (172 km) and surface area over 500 sq mi (1,295 km), it lies mostly between the U.S. states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, are the largest settlements on the lake, and towards the south lies the historic Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The Quebec portion is in the regional county municipalities of Le Haut-Richelieu and Brome-Missisquoi. There are numerous islands in the lake; the largest include Grand Isle, Isle La Motte and North Hero: all part of Grand Isle County, Vermont. Because of its connections both to the St. Lawrence Seaway via the Richelieu River, and to the Hudson River via the Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain is sometimes referred to as "The Sixth Great Lake".