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Great Lakes by Satellite
Lake Michigan
Surface Area: 22,300 square miles (57,800 square kilometres)
Volume: 1,180 cubic miles (4,920 cubic kilometres)
Retention time: 99 years
Shoreline: 1,400 miles (2,253 kilometres)
Maximum depth: 925 feet (282 metres)
Basin population: 10,057,026 U.S.
Lake Huron
Surface area: 23,000 square miles (59,600 square kilometres)
Volume: 850 cubic miles (3,540 cubic kilometres)
Retention time: 22 years
Shoreline: 1,850 miles (2,977 kilometres)
Maximum depth: 750 feet (229 metres)
Basin population: 1,502,687 U.S. and 1,191,467 Canada
Lake Ontario
Surface area: 7,340 square miles (18,960 square kilometres)
Volume: 393 cubic miles (1,640 cubic kilometres)
Retention time: 6 years
Shoreline: 634 miles (1,020 kilometres)
Maximum depth: 802 feet (244 kilometres)
Basin population: 2,704,284 U.S. and 5,446,611 Canada
Lake Erie
Surface area: 9,910 square miles (25,700 square kilometres)
Volume: 116 cubic miles (484 cubic kilometres)
Retention time: 2.6 years
Shoreline (including islands): 799 miles (1,285 kilometres)
Maximum depth: 210 feet (64 metres)
Basin population: 10,017,530 U.S. and 1,664,639 Canada
Lake Superior
Surface area: 31,700 sq. miles (82,100 square kilometres)
Volume: 2,900 cubic miles (12,100 cubic kilometres)
Retention time: 191 years
Shoreline: 1,826 miles (2938 kilometres)
Maximum depth: 1,298 feet (395 metres)
Basin population: 425,548 United States and 181,573 Canada