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Lake Superior surface-water temperatures averaged 1 or 2 degrees Fahrenheit below their long-term average at the end of May. According to the new forecast, surface temperatures over the deepest parts of the lakeâbetween 1,000 and 1,300 feetâwill be at least 6 degrees below normal by August and will still be in the 40s.
Not only is Lake Superior the largest of the Great Lakes, it also has the biggest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world. It holds about 3,000 cubic miles of water-enough to fill all the other Great Lakes plus Lake Erie three times over. The average depth of Superior is about 500 feet.It is the deepest (1,335 feet) of the Great Lakes. If you go swimming there in the hottest part of the summer, you'll soon learn that Lake Superior is also the coldest of the Great Lakes-brrr, icy cold at an average temperature of 40 F (4 C).ot only is Lake Superior the largest of the Great Lakes, it also has the biggest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world. It holds about 3,000 cubic miles of water-enough to fill all the other Great Lakes plus Lake Erie three times over. The average depth of Superior is about 500 feet.