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Lake Michigan-Huron

Lake Michigan-Huron proper noun: one of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically a single lake, its two basins are traditionally counted as separate lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Proper noun

Lake Michigan-Huron

  1. One of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically a single lake, its two basins are traditionally counted as separate lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
    • As backwater from Lake Erie raises the level of Lake St. Clair, so backwater from Lake St. Clair raises the level of Lake Michigan-Huron.1910, US Congress, Report of the International Waterways Commission on the Regulation of Lake Erie, page 10
    • The inflow to Lake Michigan–Huron, through the St. Marys River, from Lake Superior was determined each day... Similarly, the outflow from Lake Michigan–Huron to Lake Erie was determined for each day...1922, John Hayford, Effects of Winds and of Barometric Pressures on the Great Lakes, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 28

Lake Michigan-Huron meaning in Thai

Lake Michigan-Huron in Thai

one of the Great Lakes
ทะเลสาบมิชิแกน-ฮูรอน tá-lee-sàap mí-chí-gɛɛn huu-rɔɔn

Examples of Lake Michigan-Huron in a sentence

  • Contrary to popular belief, the largest lake in the world is not Lake Superior but mighty Lake Michigan-Huron, which is a single hydrological unit linked at the Straits of Mackinac.2004, Canadian geographic, volume 124, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, page 96:
  • Of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan-Huron had the highest water levels in midsummer and Lake Superior, in early fall.2006, Magnuson, Kratz, & Benson, Long-term dynamics of lakes in the landscape, page 132:

Forms of Lake Michigan-Huron

alternative formLake Huron-Michigan

Questions about Lake Michigan-Huron

What does Lake Michigan-Huron mean?
Lake Michigan-Huron means one of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically a single lake, its two basins are traditionally counted as separate lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
What is Lake Michigan-Huron in Thai?
Lake Michigan-Huron in Thai is ทะเลสาบมิชิแกน-ฮูรอน (tá-lee-sàap mí-chí-gɛɛn huu-rɔɔn). See Lake Michigan-Huron meaning in Thai.
How do you use Lake Michigan-Huron in a sentence?
Contrary to popular belief, the largest lake in the world is not Lake Superior but mighty Lake Michigan-Huron, which is a single hydrological unit linked at the Straits of Mackinac.
What part of speech is Lake Michigan-Huron?
Lake Michigan-Huron is a proper noun.

Words near Lake Michigan-Huron in the dictionary

  1. Lake Margaret
  2. Lake Marmal
  3. Lake Mathews
  4. Lake Meran
  5. Lake Michigan
  6. Lake Michigan-Huron
  7. Lake Miwok
  8. Lake Mundi
  9. Lake Munmorah
  10. Lake Mälaren
  11. Lake Nacimiento

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