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How does water travel from Lake Huron to Lake Erie?
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Marquette Harbor Lighthouse on Lake Superior, Marquette, Michigan.
Water travels from Lake Huron to Lake Erie through a connected waterway system consisting of the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and the Detroit River.
The process follows this sequence:
* The St. Clair River serves as the primary outlet for Lake Huron, draining water southward into Lake St. Clair.12
* Lake St. Clair acts as an intermediate basin between the two rivers.3
* The Detroit River then carries the water from Lake St. Clair southward into the western end of Lake Erie.42
This path is a vital component of the Great Lakes drainage system, which generally moves water from west to east toward the Atlantic Ocean.3