Lake Ontario
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Lake Ontario is one of the North American Great Lakes.
Of the five lakes Lake Ontario has the the smallest surface area. But Lake Erie is unlike the other lakes, it is much shallower, and it is lake with the smallest volume.
Lake Ontario's dwell time is six years -- six years pass before water enters from the Niagara River and flows out the St Lawrence River.
The Canadian Province of Ontario is on the lake's North shore. New York State is on the lake's South shore.
The Welland Canal, at the lakes's West end, allows vessels to travel from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie.
The largest city on the lake is Toronto.