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Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a group of five lakes (the largest in the world) located on the border of the northeastern US and Canada. The Great Lakes include: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
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What would happen if all the Great Lakes dried up?
If all the Great Lakes dried up, the climate would be such that North America would be an extremely arid desert from central Canada to the southern tip of Texas and from Boston to LA. Keep in mind that the Great Lakes is fully 25% of the fresh water supply of the Earth. It feeds and is fed by roughly 75% of the river systems in North America.
In short, by the time the Great Lakes dried up, most if not all the animal life, including humans, would be dead.
Which of the great lakes is the only one that is completely within the US?
Lake Michigan, all the others are bordered by Canada.
When were zebra mussels introduced to the great lakes?
The vast majority of the organisms that are natural enemies in Europe are not present in North America, so they tend to spread relatively unchecked.Because the edges of their shells are so sharp they can easily cut the feet of swimmers and waders in waters infested by them, resulting in the need to wear water shoes in infested waters.
- In some areas they completely cover the substrate - even covering (and smothering) native fresh-water mussels; they are responsible for the near extinction of many native clams and mussel species in the Great Lake system
- They eat the algae that is food for fish. Without food, fish starve.
- Zebra mussels are believed to be the source of deadly avian botulism poisoning that has killed tens of thousands of birds in the Great Lakes since the late 1990s.
- They damage harbors and waterways, ships and boats, and water treatment and power plants. Water treatment plants are most affected because the water intakes bring the microscopic free-swimming larvae directly into the facilities. Zebra mussels also cling to pipes under the water and clog them.
What is the difference in elevation between Lake Superior and the Saint Lawrence River?
In 2013, the average elevation of Lake Superior was 601.71 ft (183 m).
The St. Lawrence River begins at the outlet of Lake Ontario at an elevation of 74.7 m (245 ft) and flows to the Atlantic Ocean where the elevation is zero (sea level).
So the difference in elevation between the Lake and the River ranges from about 357 feet to about 602 feet, depending on where on the River you measure.
Well..I learned this in School.
The Great Lakes are the result of glacial scour and pooling of meltwater at the rim of the receding ice. When the enormous mass of the continental ice sheet retreated, the Great Lakes began gradually moving south due to isostatic rebound of the north shore. Niagara Falls is also a product of the glaciation, as is the course of the Ohio River, which largely supplanted the prior Teays river.
What great lake is located in 41 degree north and 113 degree west?
Great Slave Lake of northern Canada.
How did the round goby effect the great lakes?
you mean how do they? they still do and they affect it badly by eating the native fish's eggs so they won't be able to reproduce.
When was Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League created?
Great Lakes Lacrosse League was created in 2003.
What best describes winters in the Great Lakes region?
Cold, harsh, and snowy. Bitter but sweet, wild and chilly...
Where are the five great lakes?
What is the weather in the Great Lakes St Lawrence Lowlands?
The average temperature in The Great Lakes and Lowlands of St. Lawrence are roughly 20 to 30 degrees Celsius in the summer, and in the winter are around -15 to -25 degrees Celsius.
What is the only state that borders a great lake and an ocean?
New York borders Lake Erie and Lake Ontario plus the Atlantic Ocean.
Where is the Great Lakes Children'S Museum in Traverse City Michigan located?
The address of the Great Lakes Children'S Museum is: 13240 S West Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684-5570
What great lake is above Wisconsin?
Lake Michigan would be the closest great lake to Madison but Lake Superior also boarders Wisconsin.
Roberto de la Salle , but i think he was spanish, i'm not totaly shure
What is the natural vegetation in the great lakes St. Lawrence lowland region?
Cherries, Peaches, Plums, Berries, Apples
What states are touched by one or more of the great lakes?
The Great Lake States are:
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pensylvania
New York
(Plus the Canadian Province of Ontario)
Why is Lake Michigan not a lake?
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.
Why aren't any the great lakes water?
The US Army Corps of Engineers dredged the St Clair river, resulting in greater outflow. There were plans to build structures to mitigate the increased outflow, but the plans were never carried through to the end. As a result, the Huron/Michigan system is losing 2.5 billion gallons of water each day...far more than the 845 million gallon outflow prior to dredging.
