Lake Michigan

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Lake Michigan is one of North America’s five Great Lakes, a large freshwater lake bordered by the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.


Statements (68)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Lake
freshwater lake
lake
averageDepth 279 feet
85 meters
basinCountry United States of America
borderedBy Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
cityOnShore Gary, Indiana
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Muskegon, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
connectedBy Straits of Mackinac
connectedTo Lake Huron
continent North America
country United States of America
drainageVia St. Lawrence River
elevation 177 meters above sea level
581 feet above sea level
frozenSeason winter
geologicOrigin glacial lake
hasIsland Beaver Island
North Manitou Island
South Manitou Island
Washington Island
hasNationalLakeshore Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
hasNationalPark Indiana Dunes National Park
inflow Fox River
Grand River (Michigan)
Manitowoc River
Menominee River
Milwaukee River
Muskegon River
Pere Marquette River
St. Joseph River
White River (Michigan)
knownFor commercial and sport fishing
recreation and tourism
sand dunes along eastern shore
shipping and transportation
largestCityOnShore Chicago
length 307 miles
494 kilometers
locatedIn Midwestern United States
maximumDepth 281 meters
923 feet
nameLanguageOrigin Ojibwe language
nameMeaning great water
oceanDrainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
onlyGreatLakeWhollyInUSA true
outflow Straits of Mackinac
outflowTo Lake Huron
partOf Great Lakes
rankBySurfaceAreaInGreatLakes second largest
rankByVolumeInGreatLakes second largest
separatedFrom Lake Superior by Lake Huron and St. Marys River
shorelineLength 2633 miles including islands
surfaceArea 58000 square kilometers
approximately 22300 square miles
volume about 1180 cubic miles
about 4900 cubic kilometers
waterType freshwater
width 118 miles
190 kilometers

Referenced by (141)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
63rd Street Beach area
Big Red Lighthouse
Chicago Lakefront
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Evanston, Illinois
Lake County, Indiana
Montrose Beach area
Muskegon, Michigan
Navy Pier
North Avenue Beach area
Porter County, Indiana
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Streeterville
Wilmette, Illinois
locatedOn
Chicago Loop
Chicago metropolitan area
Gary
Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Lakeview
Loop
Near North Side
Porter County, Indiana
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
borderedBy
Allegan County
Cook County, Illinois
Grant Park
Lake Huron
Leelanau County
Michigan (most of state)
Museum Campus shoreline
Northeastern Illinois
Ottawa County, Michigan
borders
63rd Street Beach area
Adler Planetarium
Magnificent Mile
Montrose Beach area
Navy Pier
South Michigan Avenue
hasViewOf
Dock Street
Gary Works
Gary, Indiana
Jay Pritzker Pavilion ("Lake Michigan (nearby)")
U.S. Steel Gary Works complex
adjacentTo
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Pere Marquette Beach
Petoskey, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan ("Grand Traverse Bay")
Traverse City, Michigan
locatedOnBodyOfWater
63rd Street Beach House
Crystal Gardens
John Hancock Center
Shedd Aquarium
The Signature Room at the 95th
overlooks
Chicago River
Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Macatawa
connectedTo
Manitowoc River
Milwaukee River
St. Joseph River
White River (Michigan)
emptiesInto
Aon Grand Ballroom
Crystal Gardens
Museum Campus Chicago
The Signature Lounge at the 96th
hasView
Festival Hall
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel (1995–2015)
North Michigan Avenue
Pepsi Wave Swinger ("Lake Michigan shoreline")
near
Big Red Lighthouse
North Manitou Island
Washington Island
bodyOfWater
Lake County, Illinois
West Michigan
Wisconsin
bordersBodyOfWater
Muskegon River
Pere Marquette River
White River (Michigan)
flowsInto
Americas
Illinois
North America
hasMajorLake
Beaver Island
North Manitou Island
Washington Island
locatedIn
Calumet City, Illinois
Chicago waterworks
Soldier Field
locatedNear
Grand River (Michigan)
Menominee River
St. Joseph River
tributaryOf
St. Joseph River ("Lake Michigan at St. Joseph, Michigan")
White River (Michigan)
hasMouth
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Palos Heights, Illinois
locatedWestOf
Menominee River
Pere Marquette River
mouthLocatedIn
Manitowoc River
Milwaukee River
mouthOfWaterBody
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Indiana
namedAfter
Centennial Wheel
McCormick Place
nearbyWaterBody
Centennial Wheel
Museum Campus shoreline
offersViewOf
Lake County, Indiana
adjacentToBodyOfWater
Illinois's 5th congressional district ("Lake Michigan (via Chicago lakefront areas in some maps)")
borderFeature
Straits of Mackinac
connectsBodyOfWater
Calumet River
connectsTo
Great Lakes
consistsOf
Midwestern United States
contains
Eastern United States ("Lake Michigan (eastern shore)")
containsLake
Mackinac Bridge
crossesBodyOfWaterBetween
Milwaukee River ("Lake Michigan watershed")
drainageBasin
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
drainsFrom
Menominee River
drainsInto
Navy Pier
extendsInto
St. Joseph River ("Lake Michigan at St. Joseph, Michigan")
flowsIntoBodyOfWaterAtCity
Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area
hasCoastline
Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area ("Lake Michigan shoreline")
hasFeature
Annex 4 Nutrients
hasGeographicFocus
Milwaukee River ("Lake Michigan–Great Lakes system")
hasRiverSystem
Ottawa County, Michigan
hasShorelineOn
Chicago River
hasSourceLocation
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
includes
White River (Michigan) ("Lake Michigan drainage basin")
isInDrainageBasin
Muskegon, Michigan ("Lake Michigan shoreline")
knownFor
Centennial Wheel
lakefront
Beaver Island
largestIslandIn
Lakefront Trail
locatedAlong
South Manitou Island
locatedInBodyOfWater
Holland State Park
locatedOnWaterbody
Grand River (Michigan)
mouth
Calumet River
mouthOf
Manitowoc River ("Lake Michigan basin")
partOfDrainageBasin
Interstate 94
passesNear
Pepsi Wave Swinger
view
Muskegon, Michigan
waterBody

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