Lake Erie - A Feature of Ohio's Water Resources (11-62)
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N 41° 32.187 W 082° 42.742
17T E 357158 N 4599726
Lake Erie
Waymark Code: WM1HYQ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2007
Views: 46
This marker is located at the eastern end of the Marblehead Peninsula, in the same park as the Marblehead lighthouse.
Side A : "Lake Erie - A Feature of Ohio's Water Resources"
In total area, Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world and the most shallow of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, with a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and has a maximum depth of 210 feet. It served as a passage for early explorers navigating by canoe into the interior of North America and has since become a key link to commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is an important water resource for recreation and tourism as well as for municipal and industrial use. Its warm, shallow waters harbor a diverse and abundant fishery, primarily known by anglers for fine catches of walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass.
Marker Number: 11-62
County: Ottawa
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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