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State matching money needed or St. Louis River National Estuary project dies
91.3 KUWS, Duluth, MN (2/26)
The St. Louis River would be the 28th National Estuarine Research Reserve in the country and the 2nd on the Great Lakes. The reserve would bring in $550,000 in federal grants each year. To get those dollars the state needs to offer a 30% match, or about $236,000 annually.
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What percentage of the entire world's freshwater supply is stored or contained in the Great Lakes?
from Adam in Westminster, Colorado
The Great Lakes contain 20% of the world's freshwater supply -- the largest freshwater system in the world! Collectively, the lakes contain over six quadrillion gallons of water.
The Great Lakes hold a number of other records as well:
- Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, and the third largest by volume
- The world's largest concentration of lighthouses is in the Great Lakes
- The Great Lakes region is the only place in the world where "lake-effect" snow occurs
- Some of the most ancient bedrock on the planet is found in the Great Lakes region --approaching 3 billion years in age
- The longest stretch of freshwater dunes in the world is found along Lake Michigan
Thank you for your question!
Answered on February 1, 2001