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Lake Information for Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario, on the south by the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and on the west by the state of Michigan. The lake is named after the Erie tribe of Native Americans who lived along its southern shore.
Because it is the shallowest, it is also the warmest of the Great Lakes.
Lake Erie is primarily fed by the Detroit River (from Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair) and drains via the Niagara River and Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario. Navigation downstream is provided by the Welland Canal, part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Other major contributors to Lake Erie include the Grand River, the Huron River, the Maumee River, the Sandusky River and the Cuyahoga River.
The drainage basin covers 30,140 square miles (78,000 sq. km).
In 2007, sport anglers made over one million trips to fish Lake Erie. Private sport fishing effort topped 5.0 million hours. This was an increase of 23% from 2006. Charter boat fishing effort was about 0.4 million hours; a 1% decrease from 2006 levels. Most of the private boat effort (63%) was directed at walleye, followed by yellow perch, 29%; and smallmouth and largemouth bass, 5%. White bass (0.3%) and steelhead (0.8%) were minor components of the open water sport fishery. Private boat anglers seeking anything that bites made up 1.2% of the 2007 estimated angler effort. Charter boat anglers mainly sought walleye (85%), followed by yellow perch (14.7%), then steelhead (0.2%), and smallmouth bass (0.1%). Sport harvest of walleye, steelhead, and channel catfish increased over the previous year, but declined for many other species.
Businesses Located Nearby
Bait & Tackle
- Jeff's Bait & Tackle
- 1756 N Dixie Hwy - Monroe, MI
- (734) 289-4901
- Bottom Line Bait & Tackle
- 32660 W Jefferson Ave - Rockwood, MI
- (734) 379-9762
- Little Dipper Bait & Tackle
- 26464 W Huron River Dr - Flat Rock, MI
- (734) 782-4277
Boat Rental
- Shell Nay Boat
- 11840 Toledo Bch - Carleton, MI
- (734) 242-7469
- Charlie's Boat & Bait Market
- 13468 Laplaisance Rd - Monroe, MI
- (734) 241-1545
- Gibraltar Canvas Incorporated
- 28599 N Gibraltar Rd - Rockwood, MI
- (734) 675-4891
Vacation Rental
- Americas Best Value Inn
- 1885 Welcome Way - Monroe, MI
- (734) 289-1080
- Hampton Inn Monroe
- 1565 N Dixie Hwy - Monroe, MI
- (734) 289-5700
- Best Western Prestige Inn
- 1900 Welcome Way - Monroe, MI
- (734) 289-2330
Bar and Restaurant
- Pinky's Bar & Grill
- 4717 Dewey Rd - Newport, MI
- (734) 289-1123
- Jerry's Bar & Grill
- 2932 N Dixie Hwy - Monroe, MI
- (734) 289-9878
- Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
- 1766 N Telegraph Rd - Monroe, MI
- (734) 240-2999