Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world by total area and the shallowest of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, has a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and reaches a maximum depth of 210 feet. It served as a passage for early explorers traveling by canoe into the interior of North America and later became a key link in commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is an important water resource for recreation and tourism as well as for municipal and industrial use. Its warm, shallow waters support a diverse and abundant fishery, especially known for walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass.

Marblehead, Ohio · United States