Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes in volume (119 cubic miles) and has had the greatest effects from urbanization and agriculture. Measuring 241 miles across and 57 miles from north to south, the lake's surface is just under 10,000 square miles, with 871 miles of shoreline.
The average depth of Lake Erie is only about 62 feet (210 feet, maximum). It therefore warms rapidly in the spring and summer, and frequently freezes over in winter.
The drainage basin covers parts of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. Because of its fertile soils, the basin is intensively farmed and is the most densely populated of the five Great Lake basins.
Lake Erie is home to one of the world's largest freshwater commercial fisheries.
Once a mainstay of communities around the lake, commercial fishing is now predominantly based on the Canadian side of the lake.
A much smaller fishery, largely restricted to yellow perch, is on the Ohio side. Still, the commercial fishery is the target of critics who would like to see the lake managed for the exclusive benefit of sport fishing and the various industries serving the sport fishery.
The Lake Erie Shores & Islands is a vacation destination on Lake Erie in north central Ohio.
Lake Erie Shipwrecks for three decades have documented work for over 250 shipwrecks.
Listed in the DestinationSeek.com Lake Erie Charter Fishing Directory
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Capt. Aaron Burnett has grown up on the Ocean and Great Lakes and has 15+ years and much handed down experience on the Fresh and Saltwater.