• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / Geography / How Much Freshwater Do the Great Lakes Hold and Do All of the Great Lakes Border on Canada?

How Much Freshwater Do the Great Lakes Hold and Do All of the Great Lakes Border on Canada?

February 24, 2020 by Karen Hill

All but one of the Great Lakes border on Canada.

Lake Michigan lies entirely within the United States.

The Great Lakes hold about one fifth of the world’s freshwater, covering an area of about 95,000 square miles (247,000 sq km) altogether.

If you could empty all the water out of the Great Lakes and spread it equally over the conterminous United States, you’d cover the surface with 10 feet (3 m) of water.

The total volume of water in the Great Lakes is 22,560 cubic kilometers or 5,412 cubic miles.

Related Facts

  • What Is the Longest Undefended Border In the World and How Many U.S. States Lie On the Border With Canada?
  • How Many of the 5 Great Lakes Are Located in Canada and Which Great Lake Is Located In the United States?
  • How Much of All the Water On the Earth Is In the Oceans and How Much Water In the World Is Freshwater?
  • How Much Water Do Clouds Hold and How Does the Size and Color of a Cloud Affect How Much Water It Can Hold?
  • How Much of Canada Is Covered With Snow In the Winter and Where Do Most People Live In Canada?
  • How Many Provinces Does Canada Have and What Are the Names of Canada's 10 Provinces?

Filed Under: Geography

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « Where Is the Longest River In the United States and How Long Is the Mississippi River?
Next Post: Which State Borders On Most of the Great Lakes and Where Is Lake Ontario Located? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2021 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy