Lake St. Clair

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Lake St. Clair is a freshwater lake in the Great Lakes region between Michigan and Ontario, serving as a key link in the St. Lawrence Seaway between Lake Huron and Lake Erie.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lake St Clair 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
transboundary lake
averageDepth approximately 3.4 meters
basinCountry Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
borderedBy Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
connectedBy Detroit River
St. Clair River
connectsWaterbody Lake Erie
Lake Huron
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 175 meters above sea level
approximately 574 feet above sea level
environmentalIssue algal blooms
habitat loss
nutrient pollution
fishSpecies muskellunge
smallmouth bass
walleye
yellow perch
hasIsland Harsens Island
Walpole Island
hasShorelineUse marinas
residential development
wetlands
inflow St. Clair River
locatedIn Essex County, Ontario
Great Lakes region
Macomb County, Michigan
Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan

North America
Ontario
St. Clair County, Michigan
locatedNear Detroit
Windsor, Ontario
maximumDepth approximately 8.2 meters
outflow Detroit River
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River watershed

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: St. Lawrence Seaway system
surfaceArea approximately 1,114 square kilometers
approximately 430 square miles
usedFor commercial shipping
recreational boating
sport fishing
waterfowl hunting

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Southeast Michigan adjacentTo Lake St. Clair
Detroit River connectsWaterBody Lake St. Clair
this entity surface form: Lake St Clair
Wayne County, Michigan hasBorderOn Lake St. Clair
this entity surface form: Lake St Clair
Detroit locatedNear Lake St. Clair
Detroit metropolitan area locatedNear Lake St. Clair
Sterling Heights, Michigan locatedNear Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River mouthLocatedIn Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River outflow Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron primaryOutflowTo Lake St. Clair
Derwent River source Lake St. Clair
this entity surface form: Lake St Clair
Detroit River source Lake St. Clair