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Lake Erie (; French: Lac Érié) is the fourth-largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the thirteenth-largest globally if measured in terms of surface area. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. At its deepest point Lake Erie is 210 feet (64 metres) deep. Lake Erie's northern shore is bounded by the Canadian province of Ontario, with the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York on its southern and easternmost shores and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the west. These jurisdictions divide the surface area of the lake by water boundaries. The lake was named by the Erie people, a Native Americans people who lived along its southern shore. That…

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Yellow Perch Perca flavescens (species)

3,603 Observations

White Perch Morone americana (species), “Sea Perch”

2,660 Observations

Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius (species)

2,461 Observations

Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides (species), “Lake Emerald Shiner”, “Lake Shiner”, “Shiner”

2,027 Observations

Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens (species)

2,014 Observations

Recreation Overview

Bay Point Marina

North Pier Trail Aka Rifle Range Road

Boat Launches (35)

Bolles Harbor Boat Launch

Fishing Accesses (17)

Avonia Beach Fishing Access

Beach Accesses (16)

Beach #10 Beach Access

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Lake Erie