<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lake Erie </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lake Erie on January 9, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Great Lakes, with Lake Erie highlighted in darker blue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Group </Th> <Td> Great Lakes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 42 ° 12 ′ N 81 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.2 ° N 81.2 ° W ﻿ / 42.2; - 81.2 Coordinates: 42 ° 12 ′ N 81 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.2 ° N 81.2 ° W ﻿ / 42.2; - 81.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lake type </Th> <Td> Glacial </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> Detroit River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary outflows </Th> <Td> Niagara River Welland Canal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> Canada United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 241 mi (388 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 57 mi (92 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 9,910 sq mi (25,667 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average depth </Th> <Td> 62 ft (19 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 210 ft (64 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water volume </Th> <Td> 116 cu mi (480 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Residence time </Th> <Td> 2.6 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shore length </Th> <Td> 799 mi (1,286 km) plus 72 mi (116 km) for islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> 569 ft (173 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> 24 + (see list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Buffalo, New York Erie, Pennsylvania Toledo, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> References </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Shore length is not a well - defined measure . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lake Erie </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lake Erie on January 9, 2014 </Td> </Tr>

City on the eastern shore of lake eerie