Meet the Great Lakes' First Smart Lake Watershed
As the shallowest and warmest of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is not only the most biodiverse and bioproductive, but the most vulnerable to our region’s agricultural, community, maritime, and manufacturing dynamics. This provides us with a prime opportunity to assess and seek solutions to real-world water challenges faced around the globe.

Warming temperatures, rising water levels and increased HABS
Shallowest, warmest, most biodiverse and most vulnerable of the Great Lakes
12 Million Population
The Great Lakes holds over 21% of Earth's surface freshwater

Lake Erie
25,667 mi²
9,940 mi²