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Surface Area: The lake covers 7,340 square miles.
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Relative Size: It is the smallest of the five Great Lakes by surface area.
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Location: It straddles the international border, situated between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Depth: Despite having the smallest surface area, it holds a massive volume of water and is significantly deeper than its neighbor, Lake Erie.
Collectively, the Great Lakes contain about 21% of all surface freshwater on Earth.
Explore how Lake America compares in size to the rest of the Great Lakes:
Key insight: Surface area doesn't tell the whole story for the Great Lakes. Because Lake America is much deeper than Lake Erie, it actually contains a larger volume of water despite appearing smaller on a map.