# Lake Erie

Lake Erie is a lake in [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa) (25,738 km²), in the [Lake Erie (HUC10 0426000002)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1f5a-708d-adb4-19e11069d2ef) watershed.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-df13-730c-abcb-9261e0550c93>

Within: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)

Type: [geo:Feature](http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#Feature), [schema:LakeBodyOfWater](https://schema.org/LakeBodyOfWater), [schema:Place](https://schema.org/Place)

Location: 42.14912, -81.24101 (box -83.47975, 41.38081, -78.85269, 42.89420; west, south, east, north)

- `adms:identifier`: [gnis 1075813](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-df15-7624-94f7-3a89f4056525)
- `dcterms:type`: [lake](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisLake)
- `geo:hasDefaultGeometry`: [shape of Lake Erie](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de2c-d6f3-758f-ba69-1f22bb490ee0)
- `geo:hasGeometry`:
  - [point of Lake Erie](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddff-1dd9-7359-a642-723ed0696ea3)
  - [shape of Lake Erie](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de2c-d6f3-758f-ba69-1f22bb490ee0)
- `geo:hasMetricArea`: 25738097004.5 (xsd:double)
- **in watershed** (`bcgeo:inWatershed`): [Lake Erie (HUC10 0426000002)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1f5a-708d-adb4-19e11069d2ef)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames\_OH\_Text.zip](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-df13-730c-abcb-9260432653a0)
  - [evidence from https://3dhp.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/usgs\_3dhp\_all/FeatureServer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de32-5dec-722e-a5b9-f5e99a83f8b2)
  - [evidence from https://3dhp.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/usgs\_3dhp\_all/FeatureServer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de4f-9541-71f7-9da3-58e6769e351c)
  - [evidence from https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/wbd/MapServer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0de92-1a46-75e3-b738-40cf0f2cd502)
- `schema:containedInPlace`:
  - [Monroe County](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-5a54-7270-b1ce-f936a07d389b)
  - [Wayne County](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-5a54-7270-b1ce-f9419fa6a5eb)
  - [Berlin Charter Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-6871-75b1-b019-d05a60b4e674)
  - [Erie Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-6eaa-76c6-b78b-9148e7c79d16)
  - [Brownstown Charter Township](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-84fc-72c4-8c18-bf647e41c30b)
- `skos:altLabel`:
  - Cahiquage
  - Ericke
  - Eriesee
  - Erige
  - Gai-gwash-geh
  - Kau-ha-gwa-rah-ka
  - Lac Erie
  - Lac Teiocharontiong
  - Lac de Conty
  - Lac des Cerises
  - Lac des Gens du Chat
  - Lac du Chat
  - Lacus Erie
  - Lago Erio
  - Lago Oswego
  - Lake Okswego
  - Lake Osweege
  - Lake of Erie
  - Lake of Sweege
  - O-swee-go
  - Sahiquage
  - Techaronkion
- `skos:prefLabel`: Lake Erie

## Elsewhere

- [Wikidata Q5492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5492) (proposed match (exactMatch))
- [USGS GNIS 1075813](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/1075813) (gnis)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=42.14912&mlon=-81.24101#map=14/42.14912/-81.24101) (42.14912, -81.24101)
- [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.14912,-81.24101)
- [Source](https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_OH_Text.zip) (prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com)
- [Source](https://3dhp.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/usgs_3dhp_all/FeatureServer) (3dhp.nationalmap.gov)
- [Source](https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/wbd/MapServer) (hydro.nationalmap.gov)

## Pointing here

- Flowing into it (20; `bcgeo:flowsInto`):
  - [Bay Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-aaec-76f9-afa6-3693300757ca)
  - [Detroit River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b217-70f3-9a6f-1e80c1b76e28)
  - [Flat Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b4b3-75a2-a9a5-90c2e81ef0d5)
  - [Halfway Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b72d-770a-90a8-5fb0102a8928)
  - [Huron River](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b966-74b3-aa93-c4dc83c81b7e)
  - [La Plaisance Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bb14-7502-b6f4-a391dd725207)
  - [Langton Drain](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bb3b-7046-9276-41301e41198e)
  - [Little Lake Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-bc56-7396-a7fd-2eaf9b11814a)
  - [Plum Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c496-75b3-9a31-e9994a0291f5)
  - [Rapideau Drain](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c556-750f-aadc-4163edc5e340)
  - [River Raisin](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c65f-7417-b4d1-f3833ac1548b)
  - [Sandy Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c792-7187-9247-aa4bc1ae2865)
  - [Shantee Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cb95-704f-a131-f250d9e21d9f)
  - [Silver Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c8e6-740f-acb7-f32c6bc407f8)
  - [Stony Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cad1-759b-abce-f35fa23739d6)
  - [Sulphur Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cb69-70cc-9b8b-3287b7285cf7)
  - [Swan Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cb90-702d-af56-12237695072a)
  - [Walker Drain](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ce0a-76c7-b5c4-36a2914cc971)
  - [Whitewood Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ced6-76c6-b37a-7ef39e360e66)
  - [Woodchuck Creek](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cfa3-766b-a6e7-06afe6bb3c05)
- Places within (11; `schema:containedInPlace`):
  - [Brest Bay](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ad60-77d7-b267-eee5a8af0874)
  - [East Outer Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b367-7355-8364-3d43566cbbd7)
  - [Gard Island](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b584-7028-86e5-196b828e1f45)
  - [Indian Island](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b988-705f-a4ce-78df18cfdc2a)
  - [La Plaisance Bay](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-db27-7277-b3fc-bdf40bf261b2)
  - [North Cape](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c21c-7036-8414-d6799ba334ed)
  - [North Maumee Bay](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c22d-71f0-a020-b7c24bb3db0d)
  - [Pointe aux Peaux](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-c4b4-7604-9261-5bbb2e1d8bed)
  - [Smiths Island](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-de6a-73fe-aa93-feab1d0cfea4)
  - [West Outer Channel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-ce97-7676-a236-8182591e4446)
  - [Woodtick Peninsula](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-cfb1-74d5-92e1-05ba578eaed5)
- Mappings (1; `owl:annotatedSource`):
  - [exactMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5492 (proposed)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddff-7a1a-756e-bfa7-31867aaed857)

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Cite as: Lake Erie. bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc15, 2026-09-28. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-df13-730c-abcb-9261e0550c93
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