Lake Michigan
Great Lakes member
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, the only one located entirely within the United States.
It borders Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
Chicago sits on its southwestern shore.
The lake is the third-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area and the largest freshwater lake wholly within one country.
Sandy coastal areas
- boatingWatercraft recreation
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- swimmingLocomotion through water
kayaking · ferry · tourism · surfing · lighthouses · dunes · camping · cycling
Major Illinois metropolis
- MilwaukeeWisconsin's biggest metropolis
- basinConcave water receptacle
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- glacialOf frozen rivers
Indiana · Wisconsin · Illinois · Midwest · freshwater · continental
Wind-formed sand ridges
- bluffsMisleads about one's position
- beachSandy waterside margin
- sandFine rock particles
- erosionGradual wearing away
cliffs · coastal · littoral · seawall · breakwater · harbor · pier · lighthouse
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- alewifeSmall herringlike fish
- gobySmall coastal fish
- whitefishSilvery cold-water fish
- perchResting spot for birds
phytoplankton · habitat · biodiversity · restoration · spawning · fishery · coho · chinook
Drainage area boundary
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- drainageLiquid removal system
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
runoff · limnology · depth · stratification · thermocline · circulation · evaporation · precipitation
beaches
Sandy coastal areas
swimming · kayaking · ferry · tourism · surfing · lighthouses · dunes · camping · cycling · sunset
Chicago
Major Illinois metropolis
glacial · Indiana · Wisconsin · Illinois · Midwest · freshwater · continental
dunes
Wind-formed sand ridges
erosion · cliffs · coastal · littoral · seawall · breakwater · harbor · pier · lighthouse · driftwood
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
perch · phytoplankton · habitat · biodiversity · restoration · spawning · fishery · coho · chinook · smelt
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- drainageLiquid removal system
sedimentation · runoff · limnology · depth · stratification · thermocline · circulation · evaporation · precipitation · outflow
cargo
Transported goods
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- portDocking place for ships
- navigationDetermining position and course
maritime · commerce · grain · steel · harbor · channel · tugboat · barge · dock · industrial
- bodies of waterocean, river, sea, stream, pond
- lakesSuperior, Erie, Ontario, Huron, Victoria
- American lakes
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
- Chicagothe Loop, Chicago, Chicago River, Wrigley Field, Navy Pier
- Freshwater DestinationsThousand Islands
Lake Michiganocean
Massive saltwater body
Pacific Ocean · sea · Atlantic Ocean · open ocean · Gulf of Mexico
Lake MichiganLake Ontario
Smallest Great freshwater body
Lake Michigandry land
Earth above water
desert · Sahara Desert · mountain · Mount Everest · Great Plains
lake, lakes, lakeside, Lake, Michigan, lakefront, lakebed, laker, lakehouse