Lake Superior

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The Great Lakes and their drainage basin

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Upper Peninsula, Michigan

The Great Lakes and their drainage basin

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Discover how the Midcontinent Rift helped form the magical and spectacular Lake Superior

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Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

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Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

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Banff National Park. Aerial view of Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Aerial perspective.

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