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Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Contact: Bretton Joldersma 517-256-1773
Lake Huron is the second-largest Great Lake by surface area and third-largest by volume, with a retention period of approximately 20 years. By surface area, Lake Huron is the fifth-largest lake in the world. Lake Huron’s shoreline is the longest of any lake worldwide when including its 30,000 islands. Lake Huron also has the largest land drainage area among the Great Lakes. Saginaw Bay (1,070 square miles) and Georgian Bay (2,236 square miles) are the two largest bays on the Great Lakes. Saginaw Bay, Georgian Bay and the North Channel are home to some of the most high quality coastal habitat in the Great Lakes region.
Useful Links
- U.S. EPA Lake Huron LAMP Webpage
- Explore Lake Huron Heritage Route 23
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission Lake Huron Technical Committee
- Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern
- St. Marys River Area of Concern
- International Upper Great Lakes Study
- Lake Huron Biodiversity Conservation Strategy Technical Report
- Lake Huron LAMP 2019 Annual Report
- The Nature Conservancy Development of Conservation Priorities for Migratory, River-Spawning Fishes in Lake Huron
- NOAA Multiple Stressor Project
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Section 905(b) Reconnaissance Study: Western Lake Huron Basin
- St. Marys River Biodiversity Atlas