No, Lake Michigan is a freshwater water lake. As a matter of fact it has the largest freshwater dune system in the world.
Since it sits on the shores of Lake Michigan it is safe to say that Lake Michigan is the closest body of water to Chicago.
No, Lake Michigan is definitely a lake. A river is defined as "A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries."
Lake Michigan, Mona Lake, And Muskegon Lake.
Michigan is between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. - Wisconsin is between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and part of Lake Eerie
Lake Michigan, Lake Eerie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior and Lake Homes
Illinois is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northeast.
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
The Detroit River is technically a "strait," a narrow passge between two larger bodies of water. (In this case, Lakes Huron and Erie.) A river is defined as a stream that drains water from higher elevations into a large body of water.
The Straits of Mackinac, a channel between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.