The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of freshwater in the world, holding about 18% of the world’s total freshwater and about 90% of the United States’ total freshwater. The Lakes are a series of five interconnecting large lakes, one small lake, four connecting channels, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Combined, the lakes cover an area of over 94,000 square miles (245,000 square kilometers) and contain over 5,400 cubic miles (23,000 cubic kilometers) of water
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2011). Length and breadth of the Great Lakes in the U.S. as of 2004 (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204023/length-and-breadth-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Length and breadth of the Great Lakes in the U.S. as of 2004 (in miles)." Chart. September 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204023/length-and-breadth-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2011). Length and breadth of the Great Lakes in the U.S. as of 2004 (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204023/length-and-breadth-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Length and Breadth of The Great Lakes in The U.S. as of 2004 (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204023/length-and-breadth-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/
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Length and breadth of the Great Lakes in the U.S. as of 2004 (in miles) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204023/length-and-breadth-of-the-largest-lakes-in-the-us/