What is Lake St. Clair?
'''Lake St. Clair''' ({{lang-fr|Lac Sainte-Claire}}) is a freshwater lake that lies between the Canadian province of [[Ontario]] and the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. It was named in 1679 by French Catholic explorers after Saint [[Clare of Assisi]]. It is part of the [[Great Lakes]] system. The [[St. Clair River]] brings water south from [[Lake Huron]] to Lake St. Clair and the [[Detroit River]], brings the water south from Lake St. Clair to [[Lake Erie]]. Lake St. Clair has a total surface area of about {{convert|430|sqmi|km2|}} and an average depth of just {{convert|11|ft|m}}. ==Other websites== *[http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/greatlakes/erie.html Description of Bathymetry of Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair], NGDC *[https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/LakeErieBathyPoster.pdf Poster showing Bathymetry of Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair] *[http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=lscm4 National Data Buoy Center page for Lake St. Clair station LSCM4] Current weather conditions from [[NOAA]] *[http://www.epa.gov/med/grosseile_site/indicators/hg-walleye.html EPA.gov: Grosse Ile walleye contamination] {{Metro Detroit}} {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Clair, Lake}} [[Category:Lakes of Canada]] [[Category:Geography of Ontario]] [[Category:Lakes of the United States]] [[Category:Geography of Michigan]] {{Multistub|Canada|US-geo}}