Lake Ontario Trivia Questions

Lake Ontario does not border Michigan; it is bordered by Ontario, Canada, and New York. The other four Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie) all touch Michigan, making Ontario the sole exception.

Its average depth of 283 feet and active circulation prevent a total freeze, though it can get icy near shores.

Lake Superior is the deepest Great Lake, reaching 1,333 feet, while Lake Ontario's maximum depth is 802 feet.

Lake Ontario's surface area of about 7,340 sq mi (19,000 km²) is the smallest among the five Great Lakes, despite being deeper than Lake Erie.

The largest recorded seiche on Lake Ontario, in 1900, caused a drop of about 4 feet at Toronto, not 6 feet. Typical seiches are a few feet at most.

Lake Ontario covers about 7,340 sq mi, smaller than Lake Erie (9,910 sq mi). It ranks fifth among the Great Lakes in surface area.

Atlantic salmon were native to Lake Ontario but disappeared by the late 1800s due to overfishing and habitat loss.

The name 'Ontario' comes from the Huron word 'ontarí:io', meaning 'great lake', not from an Iroquois language. 'Shining waters' is a poetic translation, not the literal meaning.