Lake St. Clair

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freshwater lake lake transboundary lake

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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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 ⓘ