• Largest freshwater lake by surface area
    • The deepest and coldest of the Great Lakes
    • It is a rift lake
    • Also known as lake Gitche Gumee, meaning "big water"
    • Borders: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario
    • Surface area of 31,820 miles
    • Depth: 1,332 feetGreat Lakes: Lake Superior
    • Shore length: 2,800 milesGreat Lakes: Lake Superior
    • Larger than South Carolina
    • Retention time: 191 years

  • Located in North America, Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes and makes up 10% of the fresh water in Earth. Due to its size and depth, it is also the coldest, in temperate, of the Great Lakes randing between 32°F and 55°F.

  • What It Is Used For

    In addition to its recreational use with swimming, boating and fishing, it also serves as a mode of transportation between its bordering areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario. First used by Native Americans to assist in their fur trades, it is commonly used for transporting a variety of natural resources. The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald freight liner sank in Lake Superior in 1975 while carrying a load of Taconite to a steel factory.

  • Bordering State Parks

    1. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
    2. Grand Island National Recreation Area
    3. Isle Royale National Park
    4. Lake Superior Provincial Park
    5. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
    6. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
    7. Pukaskwa National Park
    8. Tahquamenon Falls State Park

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