- Seventeen metropolitan areas with populations over 50,000 are located within the Lake Erie basin.
- For example, some people believe Lake Erie might be cursed due to the hundreds of lives lost in the more than 2,000 shipwrecks that have occurred there.
- Lake Erie, 25,700 km2 (including islands), of which 12,800 km2 lie in Canada, elevation 173.3 m; 388 km long, 92 km wide and 64 m deep.
- Ice fishing is also popular on Lake Erie. Lake Erie also has its own legendary lake monster — Bessie — which is mostly likely a huge sturgeon.
- Map of Lake Erie drainage area. Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes located in North America’s upper mid-eastern region.
- September went on record for one of the warmest, in which Lake Erie is still warm. The lake is running between 70°F to 72°F...
- We have to rank Erie as the 5th favorite. The shallow nature of Erie Lake clearly puts a green hue on the water as compared to the others.
- From its diverse ecosystem to its rich history and recreational opportunities, Lake Erie never fails to captivate visitors and locals alike.
- The New York State Barge Canal has an outlet at Tonawanda, New York, on the Niagara River, and one of its branches enters Lake Erie at Buffalo.
- In the United States, about 10.5 million US residents live along Lake Erie and in Canada, roughly 1.9 million Canadians live near Lake Erie.