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Protecting Northern Michigan's ​Water Resources

Lake Michigan

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Lake Michigan is the third largest Great Lake by surface area and the sixth largest freshwater lake in the world. Since Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, they are considered one lake hydrologically. If they were considered a single lake, its surface area would cover 45,000 square miles and would replace Lake Superior as the largest freshwater lake.

307 miles

IN LENGTH

14,272,000 acres

OF SURFACE AREA

1659 miles

OF SHORELINE

923 feet

MAX DEPTH

Overview of Lake Michigan

Headwaters

Primary Outflows

Mouth

Surface Area

14,272,000 acres

Shoreline

1659 miles

Maximum Depth

923 feet

Length

307 miles

Known Aquatic Invasive Species