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What does Lake Ontario drain into?

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Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes, the world's biggest freshwater lakes on the border between Canada and the United States of America. read more

For example, Lake Superior drains into Lake Huron via the rapids on the St. Marys River in Sault Ste Marie, Canada. Lake Huron drains into Lake Erie via Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. Lake Erie drains into Lake Ontario via the famous, iconic Niagara Falls and the Niagara River. read more

Lake Huron then empties into Lake Erie. At the end of Lake Erie the water level drops nearly 170 feet as it goes over Niagra Falls and into Lake Ontario. From here the water travels through a series of locks that bring it to sea level, out the St. Lawrence Seaway, and to the Atlantic Ocean. read more

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