Lake HuronSecond Great Lake by area; the world's largest lake island (Manitoulin)
A splayed shore holding the world's largest lake island.
- Surface area
- 59,600 km²
- Water volume
- 3,540 km³
- Max depth
- 229 m
See its true size
One shared area scaleBoth outlines share one area scale. The bars compare water volume.
Reference data: Encyclopædia Britannica: jezioro Bajkał (2024).
Simplified outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), reprojected to one shared scale.
among the 18 lakes in this section
By area yes, but by volume Huron trails the smaller Michigan because it is shallower. Once again depth decides, not outline.
The map intuition
The second largest Great Lake, so second for water too.
About the lake
Huron is the second largest Great Lake by area (59,600 km²), with a deeply broken shoreline and the Georgian Bay. It holds Manitoulin, the largest lake island in the world.
Despite its broad surface, Huron is relatively shallow, with a mean depth of about 59 m. It therefore holds 3,540 km³ of water, less than the smaller but deeper Michigan.
- Mean depth
- 59 m
- Surface elevation
- 176 m a.s.l.
- Location
- USA / Canada
- Type
- glacial lake
Where the lake is
Lake Huron: Questions
The lake contains Manitoulin, the world's largest island in a lake at 2,766 km². It also includes Georgian Bay, which is larger than many lakes.
Up to 229 m, but only about 59 m on average. That shallow mean is why it holds less water than Michigan.
About 3,540 km³ across 59,600 km². That is less than the smaller Lake Michigan, which holds 4,920 km³.
Sources and data year
Outline: Natural Earth, public domain. Simplified and reprojected.