Lake Superior

Also known as Superior

largest of the Great Lakes of North America

OverviewAI-generated

Lake Superior is a body of water with an area of 82350 and a length of 563. Its width measures 257, and it has a vertical depth of 406. The lake sits at an elevation of 183 above sea level. It holds a volume of 12100000, and the residence time of its water is 191.

The watershed area surrounding the lake covers 207200. The subject is referenced by 2,262 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 10 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 2,262 inbound references to Lake Superior, and connects out to discharge, St. Lawrence Seaway and St. Marys River.

The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody.

It is catalogued under topics including Canada–United States border, Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway.

Vinony links it to 109 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Area: 82350
Elevation: 183
Image: Lake Superior, ISS.jpg
Width: 257
Length: 563

Show 6 more facts

Commons category: Lake Superior
watershed area: 207200
residence time of water: 191
vertical depth: 406
volume as quantity: 12100
native label: ᑭᒋᑲᒥ

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~25 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Lake Superior is a lake in central North America. The northernmost, westernmost, and highest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior straddles the Canada–United States border with the Canadian province of Ontario to the north and east and the U.S. states of Minnesota to the west and Michigan and Wisconsin to the south. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest freshwater lake by volume. It drains into Lake Huron via St. Marys River, then through the lower Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.

Name

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lake Superior” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.