Lake Michigan
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Lake Michigan is a lake [1] located in Michigan within the United States [1]. It has an area of 58k and an elevation of 176 . Its position in Michigan and its status as a lake define its geographical classification [1]. The lake lies entirely within the United States [1], with no international boundaries crossing it. Its surface area is recorded as 58k , and its elevation above sea level is 176 . The lake's physical characteristics are defined solely by these measurements .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Michigan[3], Wisconsin[4], Illinois[5], Indiana[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Inflows: Pere Marquette Lake[8], Dunes Creek[9], Trail Creek[10], Sheboygan River[11], Pointe aux Chenes River[12], Platte River[13], Oconto River[14], Manistique River[15], Manistee River[16], Leland River[17], Galien River[18], Escanaba River[19], Cut River[20], Crystal River[21]
- Outflows: Lake Huron[22]
- Basin country: United States[23]
- Part of: Lake Michigan–Huron[24], Great Lakes[25]
- Commons category: Lake Michigan[26]
- Has part(s): Green Bay[27], Moonlight Bay[28], Rowley Bay[29], Grand Traverse Bay[30], Little Traverse Bay[31], Sturgeon Bay[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Michigan[33]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The American Cyclopædia[38], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[39], New International Encyclopedia[40], The New Student's Reference Work[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43]
- Topic has template: Template:Lake Michigan[44]
- Length: 494 km[45]
- Elevation above sea level: 176 m[46]
- Area: 57,750 km²[47]
- Width: 190 km[48]
- Volume as quantity: 4,918,000 cubic hectometre[49]
- Perimeter: 2633 km[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Michigan include Lake County[51], a county of Indiana[52], in United States[53], founded in 1837[54].
Why It Matters
Lake Michigan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include Lake County[51], a county of Indiana[52], in United States[53], founded in 1837[54].