LAKES

• Lakes are large bodies of water with land on the sides.

In the Winter the water could be -9 to 16 degrees.

Lakes are formed by glaciers.

The bottom of a lake is called hypolimnion.

Lake Superior holds the most water at 31,699 square miles.

The oldest lake is 27 million years old.

Lake Ontario is the shallowest lake at 210 feet deep 240 miles long.

A Bull Shark can live in a lake.

Most lakes have fresh water, but some have salt water.

Fish that live in lakes are bass, bluegill, rainbow trout, sunfish and perch.

In the Summer the water can be 65 to75 degrees.