Lake Five archive · No. 1
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: Lake St. Clair
They were discovered in June 1988 in Lake St. Clair, between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, and spread to all five Great Lakes within ten years.
Source: USGS: Distribution and dispersal of the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes region
Answer: Through its original hatches and ladders
Unlike other museum submarines of its war, Cod's pressure hull was never cut open for visitors.
Source: Wikipedia: USS Cod
Answer: About 312 miles
Ohio's Lake Erie coast, mainland and islands together, is usually given as about 312 miles.
Source: Ohio EMA: State hazard mitigation plan, coastal erosion (2019)
Answer: Fourth
About 9,910 square miles of water: fourth of the five, behind Superior, Huron and Michigan.
Answer: About 871 miles
EPA puts Lake Erie's shoreline, islands included, at about 871 miles (1,402 km).
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