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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Lake
freshwater lake
lake
averageDepth 279 feet
85 meters
basinCountry United States of America
borderedBy Illinois
Indiana
Michigan (most of state)
surface form: 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 Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: 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 Lakeshore
surface form: 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, Illinois, United States
surface form: 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

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Montrose Beach area hasViewOf Lake Michigan
Petoskey, Michigan, United States locatedOnBodyOfWater Lake Michigan
subject surface form: Petoskey, Michigan
Illinois borderedBy Lake Michigan
Illinois hasMajorLake Lake Michigan
Calumet River mouthOf Lake Michigan
Calumet River connectsTo Lake Michigan
Loop borderedBy Lake Michigan
Green Bay, Wisconsin locatedWestOf Lake Michigan
Beaver Island locatedIn Lake Michigan
Beaver Island largestIslandIn Lake Michigan
North Manitou Island locatedIn Lake Michigan
North Manitou Island bodyOfWater Lake Michigan
Washington Island locatedIn Lake Michigan
Washington Island bodyOfWater Lake Michigan
Museum Campus Chicago hasView Lake Michigan
Wisconsin bordersBodyOfWater Lake Michigan
Chicago River hasSourceLocation Lake Michigan
Chicago River connectedTo Lake Michigan
North Avenue Beach area locatedOn Lake Michigan
Dock Street adjacentTo Lake Michigan
Holland State Park locatedOnWaterbody Lake Michigan
Americas hasMajorLake Lake Michigan
Lake County, Illinois namedAfter Lake Michigan
Ottawa County borders Lake Michigan
subject surface form: Ottawa County, Michigan
Ottawa County hasShorelineOn Lake Michigan
subject surface form: Ottawa County, Michigan
Allegan County borders Lake Michigan
Lake Macatawa connectedTo Lake Michigan
Grant Park borders Lake Michigan
Illinois's 5th congressional district borderFeature Lake Michigan
this entity surface form: Lake Michigan (via Chicago lakefront areas in some maps)
Evanston, Illinois locatedOn Lake Michigan
Annex 4 Nutrients hasGeographicFocus Lake Michigan
Lake County, Indiana locatedOn Lake Michigan
Lake County, Indiana namedAfter Lake Michigan
63rd Street Beach area locatedOn Lake Michigan
63rd Street Beach area hasViewOf Lake Michigan
63rd Street Beach area overlooks Lake Michigan
subject surface form: 63rd Street Beach House
Calumet City, Illinois locatedNear Lake Michigan
Wilmette, Illinois locatedOn Lake Michigan
containing Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest freshwater island connectedTo Lake Michigan
subject surface form: Lake Huron
Lakeview borderedBy Lake Michigan
McCormick Place nearbyWaterBody Lake Michigan
Chicago Loop borderedBy Lake Michigan
Indiana borderedBy Lake Michigan