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Detailed map of Lake Michigan and its surrounding region in the United States, showing the lake's depth contours, nearby cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, and Traverse City, and major bays, islands, and connecting waterways. State boundaries for Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan are marked, with a location inset map at the bottom right.
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white bridge over blue water. Blue arrows show that the flow of the water was switched from one direction to the other.
Indiana Dunes State Park Map highlighting Lake Michigan among the five Great Lakes of North America, showing its location bordered by the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, with neighboring states and Canadian provinces labeled for geographic context. Indiana Dunes State Park Door Peninsula: Ephraim Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline viewed from Lake Michigan, featuring modern high-rise buildings and the distinctive Milwaukee Art Museum with its wing-like structure in the foreground. Sand dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan Detailed street map of the Chicago Loop and surrounding downtown districts, showing major streets, railroads, parks, Lake Michigan shoreline, and numbered points of interest such as museums, buildings, and landmarks. Districts like the Gold Coast, Printer's Row, and Streeterville are labeled, with Grant Park and Millennium Park prominently featured along the lakefront. Map showing the Great Lakes-Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario-along with their surrounding drainage basin, depth variations indicated by shading, and major nearby cities in both the United States and Canada. State, provincial, and international boundaries are marked, and a small locator globe at the bottom left highlights the region's position in North America.
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
Shallow staghorn water corals in fringing reef at low tide in Thailand. (coral reefs; endangered area; ocean habitat; sea habitat; coral reef)
Unknown Waters
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Lake Michigan: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Jul 14, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The recent diatom-based paleolimnology of Lake Michigan. May 01, 2026
Media added. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Lake Michigan. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Great Lakes Guide - Lake Michigan. Aug 04, 2023
Map added. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Milwaukee - Lake Michigan. May 07, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Lake Michigan Facts. Apr 25, 2018
Add new Web site: Lakepedia - Lake Michigan, United States: The Great Water. Apr 25, 2018
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Chicago - Lake Michigan. Apr 25, 2018
Add new Web site: LakeNet - Lake Michigan. Apr 25, 2018
Media added. Apr 13, 2018
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Lake Michigan. Jul 25, 2008
Added new Web site: GLIN - Lake Michigan. Oct 30, 2007
Added new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Lake Michigan. Oct 30, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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