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Lake Michigan topographic map
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Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km3)) and the third-largest by surface area (22,404 sq mi (58,030 km2)), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that of Lake Huron through the 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 kilometers) wide, 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms) deep, Straits of Mackinac, giving it the same surface elevation as its easterly counterpart; the two are technically a single lake.
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Name: Lake Michigan topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Lake Michigan, United States (41.60887 -88.04169 46.10229 -84.75193)
Average elevation: 853 ft
Minimum elevation: 554 ft
Maximum elevation: 1,909 ft
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