Lake Michigan
• Is the only Great Lake that is located entirely within the United States.
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Is bounded, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
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Is the largest freshwater lake in the US, and the largest lake entirely within one country by surface area, and the fifth largest lake in the world.
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Has a surface area of 22,400 square miles (58,016 km)
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Is 307 miles (494 km) long by 118 miles (190 km) wide with a shoreline 1,640 miles (2,633 km) long.
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Has an average depth of 279 feet (85 m), while its greatest depth is 923 feet (281 m).
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Contains a volume of 1,180 cubic miles (4,918 cubic km) of water.
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Provides drinking water for the 1.7 million residents of Chicago, Illinois - the second most-populated city in the United States.
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