Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, largest freshwater lake lying entirely within the United States, and the third largest of the 5 Great Lakes. It is 307 mi (494 km) long, 118 mi (190 km) at its widest point, and up to 923 ft (281 m) deep. Its borders are Wisconsin and Illinois on the west, Michigan on the east and north, and Indiana on the southeast. It is connected to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway that goes east to the Atlantic Ocean and south to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River, serving international commerce.

See also: Great Lakes.