Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world based on surface area.   
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Surface Area: 9,910 square miles
Volume: 116 cubic miles
Length: 241 miles
Width: 57 miles 
Shoreline: 871 miles 
Maximum Depth: 210 feet
Average Depth: 62 feet
Total Basin Drainage: 30,140 square miles
Retention/Replacement Time: 2.6 years (the shortest of the Great Lakes)
Outlet: Niagara River and Welland Canal
Major Diversions: None
Point of Interest: Home to one of the largest commercial freshwater fisheries in the world

Reflection of the Cleveland, Ohio skyline on Lake Erie.