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Which Great Lake lies entirely within the United States?

The answer

Lake Michigan

The answer was Lake Michigan. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.

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Why it's right

Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located wholly within the United States. The other four cross the U.S.-Canada boundary.

U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes

Source trail

This answer is checked against U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes.

U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes

Geography fact

Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana all border Lake Michigan.

U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes

About the choices

A good question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.

Lake Michigan - correct answer.
Lake Superior - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Lake Erie - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Lake Ontario - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.

What to remember

Lake Michigan is the one to remember. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located wholly within the United States. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana all border Lake Michigan.

U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes

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Sources: U.S. EPA - The Great Lakes