The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of freshwater in the world, holding about 18 percent of the world’s total freshwater and about 90 percent of the United States’ total freshwater. The Lakes are a series of five interconnecting large lakes, one small lake, four connecting channels, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Combined, the lakes cover an area of over 94,000 square miles (245,000 square kilometers) and contain over 5,400 cubic miles (23,000 cubic kilometers) of water.
Includes both U.S. and Canada surface area.
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2011). Water surface area of the Great Lakes (in square miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204026/water-surface-area-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Water surface area of the Great Lakes (in square miles)." Chart. September 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204026/water-surface-area-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2011). Water surface area of the Great Lakes (in square miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204026/water-surface-area-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
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US Census Bureau, Water surface area of the Great Lakes (in square miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204026/water-surface-area-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Water surface area of the Great Lakes (in square miles) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204026/water-surface-area-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/