Lake Erie

Cultural  

1. Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north; New York to the east; Pennsylvania and Ohio to the south; and Michigan to the west.

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Fourth largest of the Great Lakes, it has been known for years for its high level of pollution.

Example Sentences

During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly.

From Science Daily

Both are rides at Cedar Point, a Six Flags theme park on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal

A ship identifying itself as the USS Lake Erie - a guided missile cruiser - last transmitted its location in the Caribbean Sea on 30 August, east of the Panama Canal on 30 August.

From BBC

Last August, I was standing on Lake Erie’s Ohio shore, shielding my eyes from the sun while talking to a middle-aged guy wearing swimming trunks and a shell necklace.

From Salon

"That's two and a half times the volume of Lake Erie lost."

From Science Daily