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Lake Champlain	Lake Champlain, straddling New York and Vermont in the USA, and Quebec in Canada, is a natural freshwater lake seated about 100 feet above sea level. Briefly dubbed a Great Lake in 1998, Lake Champlain reaches a maximum depth of 400 feet, covers an impressive 435 square miles, stretches more than 100 miles in length, and boasts a width of 12 miles at its widest point. Collectively, Lake Champlain comprises 271,000 acres. The lake is accented by 71 islands, including an entire Vermont county. Lake Champlain's great expanse flows north from Whitehall, New York to the Richelieu River in Quebec. Due to its irregular shape, Lake Champlain consists of five segments with unique physical characteristics: - The Main (or Broad) section of Lake Champlain is the deepest and widest area, holding most of the lake's water volume. - South Lake Champlain is narrow and shallow, similar to a river. - The Inland Sea (or Northeast Arm) of Lake Champlain lies east of the Champlain Islands. ... (read more about Lake Champlain, New York)

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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain, straddling New York and Vermont in the USA, and Quebec in Canada, is a natural freshwater lake seated about 100 feet above sea level. Briefly dubbed a Great Lake in 1998, Lake Champlain reaches a maximum depth of 400 feet, covers an impressive 435 square miles, stretches more than 100 miles in length, and boasts a width of 12 miles at its widest point. Collectively, Lake Champlain comprises 271,000 acres. The lake is accented by 71 islands, including an entire Vermont county. Lake Champlain's great expanse flows north from Whitehall, New York to the Richelieu River in Quebec. Due to its irregular shape, Lake Champlain consists of five segments with unique physical characteristics: - The Main (or Broad) section of Lake Champlain is the deepest and widest area, holding most of the lake's water volume. - South Lake Champlain is narrow and shallow, similar to a river. - The Inland Sea (or Northeast Arm) of Lake Champlain lies east of the Champlain Islands. ... (read more about Lake Champlain, New York)