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Bookmark or Share- Lake Ontario | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLake Ontario is the last of the chain of Great Lakes that straddle the Canada/United States border. Since Lake Ontario is the downstream Great Lake, it is impacted by human activities occurring throughout the Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie basins.
- Lake Ontario - The Canadian EncyclopediaLake Ontario is 18,960 km 2 (10,000 km 2 in Canada), with a drainage area of 60,030 km 2, an elevation of 75 m, a mean depth of 86 m (max 244 m), length 311 km and width 85 km. It is the smallest in surface area and most easterly of the Great Lakes and eighth-largest body of fresh water in North America.
- Lake Ontario - WikipediaLake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border spans the centre of the lake.
- Lake Ontario - Great Lakes CommissionLake Ontario. Lake Ontario is similar to Lake Erie in length and breadth (193 miles by 53 miles). Yet with its greater average depth (approximately 283 feet), Lake Ontario holds almost four times the volume (395 cubic miles) and has a retention time of about 6 years.
- Lake Ontario - WorldAtlasLake Ontario is the most easterly lake in the series of Great Lakes and is situated at the base of Niagara Falls. The lake is bounded on the east and south by the US State of New York and in the west, north, and southwest by the Canadian Province of Ontario.
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