A Few Facts About Lake Superior
Lake Superior contains ten percent of all
the fresh water on Earth.
Lake Superior covers 31,700 square miles, by surface it is
the largest in the world.
The average depth is 483 feet, Lake Superior contains as
much water as all the other Great Lakes combined, plus three
more Lake Erie's.
There is a small outflow into Lake Huron at Sault Ste. Marie
but it takes nearly 200 years to replace the entire lake.
The deepest point in the lake is more than 1,300 feet. There
is enough water in Lake Superior to cover North and South
America in a foot of water.
There are more than 70 species of fish in Lake Superior.
The biggest wave on record in Lake Superior was 31 feet
high.
Over 300 rivers and streams empty into Lake Superior. The
largest is the Nipigon River.
A Jesuit priest named it Lac Tracy in 1668 but it didn't
stick.
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