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Lake Information for Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume.
The lake is fed by over 200 rivers. The largest include the Nipigon River, the St. Louis River, the Pigeon River, the Pic River, the White River, the Michipicoten River, the Brule River and the Kaministiquia River. Lake Superior drains into Lake Huron by the St. Marys River. The rapids on the river necessitate the Sault Locks (pronounced "soo"), a part of the Great Lakes Waterway, to move boats over the 25 feet (8 m) height difference from Lake Huron.
Over sixty species of fish have been found in Lake Superior, among them: bloater, brook trout, brown trout, burbot, carp, chinook salmon, coho salmon, freshwater drum, lake herring, lake sturgeon, lake trout, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, pink salmon, rainbow smelt, rainbow trout, rock bass, round goby, round whitefish, ruffe, sea lamprey, smallmouth bass, walleye, white perch, white sucker, and yellow perch.
The best fishing along the shore of Lake Superior is walleye, chinook and coho salmon, and lake trout.
Businesses Located Nearby
Boat Rental
- Fred's Charters
- 853 Bernard St - Copper Harbor, MI
- (906) 289-4849
Vacation Rental
- Harbor Lights Inn
- 515 Gratiot St - Copper Harbor, MI
- (906) 289-4741
- Minnetonka Resort
- 562 Gratiot St - Copper Harbor, MI
- (906) 289-4449
- Bella Vista Motel
- Copper Harbor, Mi 49918 - Copper Harbor, MI
- (906) 289-4213
Bar and Restaurant
- Bear Belly Bar Grill
- 11627 Superior St - Houghton Twp, MI
- (906) 289-4118
- Gay Bar & Grill
- 925 Lake St - Lake Linden, MI
- (906) 296-0951
- Drift-Inn Bar
- 28617 Copper City Rd - Calumet, MI
- (906) 337-3884