Lake Superior Statistics
- Length: 350 Miles
- Width: 160 Miles Maximum
- Elevation: 602 feet above sea level
- Shoreline: 2980 miles including islands
- Average Depth: 489 feet
- Maximum Depth: 1,333ft
- One inch of water in Lake Superior is equal to
533 billion gallons!
- Water Clarity: Visibility 65-75 feet
- Average Water Temperature: 40 degrees
Fahrenheit
- Maximum Recorded Wave Height: 31 feet
- Shipwrecks Recorded: 350 with more than
1,000 lives lost
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