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    ABOUT LAKE SUPERIOR

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    L A K E  S U P E R I O R  F A C T S

    • Length - 350 mi/563 km

    • Breadth -160 mi/259 km

    • Depth - 489 ft/149 m avg./1,335 ft/407 m max.

    • Volume - 2,934 mi3/12,230 km3

    • Water Surface Area - 31,700 mi2/82,100 km2

    • Drainage Basin Area - 49,300 mi2/127,700 km2

    • Shoreline Length (including islands) - 2,726 mi/4,385 km

    • Retention/Replacement Time - 191 years1

    • Elevation - 600 ft/183 m

    • Outlet - St. Mary's River to Lake Huron

    • Population - 474,150 (U.S.)/155,675 (Canada)


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