Where is the deepest part of Lake Michigan?
Where is the deepest part of Lake Michigan?
Chippewa Basin
Lacey Mason of the Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan informed us that the deepest part of Lake Michigan is about 925 feet, and is located in the Chippewa Basin which is about 36 miles east of Forestville, Wisconsin on the Door Peninsula.
What’s the average depth of Lake Michigan?
279
Physical Features of the Great Lakes
| Feature | Units | Lake Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Average Depth (measured at low water) | feet | 279 |
| meters | 85 | |
| Maximum Depth (measured at low water) | feet | 925 |
| meters | 282 |
Which Great Lake is deepest?
About the Lakes
- Not only is Lake Superior the largest of the Great Lakes, it also has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world.
- With an average depth approaching 500 feet, Superior also is the coldest and deepest (1,332 feet) of the Great Lakes.
What is at the bottom of Lake Michigan?
While scanning underneath the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks, archeologists found something a lot more interesting than they bargained for: they discovered a boulder with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon, as well as a series of stones arranged in a Stonehenge-like manner.
What is the deepest lake in the United States?
Crater Lake
At 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world. The depths were first explored thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Which Great Lake has a salt mine under it?
Lake Erie
About 2,000 feet under Lake Erie, 30 miles east of Cleveland in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, you’ll find a vast site called the Morton Salt Mine. Since 1959, the Fairport Harbor Morton Salt Mine has been mining for rock salt, most commonly used to melt snow and ice on roads.
