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Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 19 meters.

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SUPPORTED

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Is it true that Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 19 meters?

Yes. Lake Erie is indeed the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with reference sources confirming its average depth is approximately 19 meters (63 feet).

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 7

Wikipedia: Lake Erie

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Wikipedia: Lake Erie. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie

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PLOS (all journals): Limnological data derived from high frequency monitoring buoys are asynchronous in a large lake

Confirms Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

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PLOS (all journals): Limnological data derived from high frequency monitoring buoys are asynchronous in a large lake. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314582

GovInfo: FR 2012 12 06

Confirms Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

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GovInfo: FR 2012 12 06. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-06

Semantic Scholar peS2o: ALONGSHORE VARIABILITY OF COASTAL MORHODYNAMICS IN EASTERN LAKE ERIE DUE TO LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS OF LAKE LEVEL

Notes that Lake Erie has the shallowest water depth among the five Great Lakes.

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: ALONGSHORE VARIABILITY OF COASTAL MORHODYNAMICS IN EASTERN LAKE ERIE DUE TO LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS OF LAKE LEVEL. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://journals.tdl.org/icce/index.php/icce/article/download/8779/7579

PLOS (all journals): Gene Diversification of an Emerging Pathogen: A Decade of Mutation in a Novel Fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Substrain since Its First Appearance in the Laurentian Great Lakes

States that Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

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PLOS (all journals): Gene Diversification of an Emerging Pathogen: A Decade of Mutation in a Novel Fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Substrain since Its First Appearance in the Laurentian Great Lakes. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135146

GovInfo: FR 2013 09 27

Confirms Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

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GovInfo: FR 2013 09 27. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-09-27

Semantic Scholar peS2o: Toward Improved Adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Lake Erie Basin: Perspectives from Resilience and Agricultural Innovation Literature

Confirms Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Toward Improved Adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Lake Erie Basin: Perspectives from Resilience and Agricultural Innovation Literature. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/7/7/54/pdf

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