Lake Huron is the second largest of the five Great Lakes, bounded by Michigan and Ontario. The lake got its name from European explorers who named it after the people inhabiting its shoreline. Nearly the size of West Virginia, Lake Huron is the second largest lake as compared to the other four Great Lakes.
Fast Facts:
- Size: 23,000 surface square milesGlin Great Lakes: Lake Huron
- Primary water source: St. Marys River
- Second largest Great Lake
- Length: 206 milesGlin Great Lakes: Lake Huron
- Width: 152 mi
- Maximum depth: 750 feetGlin Great Lakes: Lake Huron
- Water residence time: 22 yearsGlin Great Lakes: Lake Huron
- Named after the Huron Tribe of Native Americans
- Maximum depth 750 feet, average depth is 195 feetGlin Great Lakes: Lake Huron
- Was named "Lac des Huron" or Lake of the Huron Indians
Background Information
Lake Huron is the third largest fresh water lake in the world with an average depth of 195 feet. The water from the lake comes the St. Marys River and then flows southward into Lake Huron. Home to a number of wildlife, Lake Huron contains fish such as carp, chinook salmon, a variety of panfish, bass, pike, and catfish.
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