Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes in North America, but its maximum depth (802ft; 244m) is deeper than lake Erie's (210ft) and Lake Huron's (750ft).
It forms most of the border between Ontario in Canada and New York in the United States of America. Its inlet is the Niagara River (from Niagara Falls), and its outlet is the Saint Lawrence River. Nearly 9 million Canadians live near Lake Ontario. It is the only Great Lake that does not touch the U.S. state of Michigan, the "Great Lakes State".
Lake Ontario Media
Lake Ontario's drainage basin
Hamilton Harbour frozen over. Ice sheets can form along the shoreline of Lake Ontario during the winter.
A map depicting the Iroquois settlement of the north shore of Lake Ontario during the late-17th century.
USS General Pike and HMS Wolfe prepare for action on September 28, 1813. The battle was one of several engagements that took place on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.
A plaque for Marilyn Bell, the first person to swim across the lake.
View of Toronto and a frozen Lake Ontario from the Toronto Islands. Toronto is the largest settlement located along the lake's shoreline.
Lake Ontario's beachfront in Rochester, New York. The city is the largest settlement in New York that is located along the lake's shoreline.
View of Stella Village on Amherst Island, one of several islands located in the lake.