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facts about the lake/measurements
An Indian name for Lake Michigan was "Michi gami" and through further interaction with the Indians, the "Lake of the Stinking Water" received its final name of [[Michigan]].
An Indian name for Lake Michigan was "Michi gami" and through further interaction with the Indians, the "Lake of the Stinking Water" received its final name of [[Michigan]].
==Facts==
Lake Michigan is the third largest of the [[Great Lakes]] and is the only one of the lakes which is contained entirely inside U.S. borders -- making Lake Michigan the largest body of [[fresh water]] in the [[United States]] and is the sixth largest lake in the world.
Lake Michigan is approximately 300 miles long and averages 75 miles across, covering 22,300 square miles -- which is equal to the combined areas of the states of [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Delaware]]. It is 335 feet above [[Lake Ontario]] and 577 feet above sea level. The deepest point in the lake is 925 feet.
Lake Michigan boasts excellent [[salmon]] and [[trout]] fishing. Species include [[Chinook]], [[Coho]], and [[Atlantic Salmon]], and [[Rainbow Trout|Rainbow]], [[Brown Trout|Brown]], and [[Lake Trout]].
Lake Michigan is joined to [[Lake Huron]] at the [[Straits of Mackinac]], they are considered one lake [[hydrology|hydrologically]].
Many [[river|rivers]] and streams flow into Lake Michigan, and the major [[tributary|tributaries]] are the [[Fox-Wolf]], the [[Grand]] and the [[Kalamazoo]].
There is a diversion from the lake into the [[Mississippi River]] [[basin]] through the [[Illinois Waterway]] at the [[Chicago River]].
Lake Michigan's [[cul-de-sac]] formation means that water entering the lake circulates slowly and remains for a long time (retention) before it leaves the basin through the Straits of Mackinac.
Small lunar tidal effects have been documented for Lake Michigan.
Internal waves (upwellings) can produce a 59-degree F. water [[temperature]] decrease along the coast in only a few hours, requiring drastic alterations in fishing strategy.
The northern part of the Lake Michigan watershed is covered with [[forest|forests]], sparsely populated, and economically dependent on natural resources and [[tourism]], while the southern portion is heavily populated with intensive industrial development and rich agricultural areas along the shore.
The world's largest freshwater dunes line the lakeshore and are visited by millions of people annually who enjoy the numerous state and [[national parks]] as well as local beaches.
==Measurements==
:Length: 307 miles
:Breadth: 118 miles
:Average Depth: 279 ft.
:Maximum Depth: 925 ft.
:Volume: 1,180 cubic miles
:Water Surface Area: 22,300 sq. miles
:Drainage Basin Area: 45,600 sq. miles
:Shoreline Length (including islands): 1,638 miles
:Elevation: 577 ft.
:Outlet: Straits of Mackinac to Lake Huron
:Retention/Replacement Time: 99 years
[[Category:Lakes]]
[[Category:Lakes]]
[[Category:Great Lakes]]
[[Category:Great Lakes]]