Loch Ontario

Loch Ontario (Inglis: Lake Ontario, French: Lac Ontario) is ane o the five Great Lochs o North Americae.

Loch Ontario
Leukin east across Loch Ontario tae Toronto
Loch Ontario an the ither Great Lochs
Location	North Americae
Group	Great Lochs
Coordinates	43°42′N 77°54′W / 43.7°N 77.9°W / 43.7; -77.9 77°54′W / 43.7°N 77.9°W / 43.7; -77.9
Loch teep	Glacial
Primary inflows	Niagara River
Primar ootflows	St. Lawrence River
Catchment area	24,720 sq mi (64,000 km2)[1]
Basin kintras	Unitit States Canadae
Max. lenth	193 mi (311 km)[2]
Max. weenth	53 mi (85 km)[2]
Surface area	7,340 sq mi (19,000 km2)[1]
Average deepth	283 ft (86 m)[2][3]
Max. deepth	802 ft (244 m)[2][3]
Watter vollum	393 cu mi (1,640 km3)[2]
Residence time	6 years
Shore lenth1	634 mi (1,020 km) plus 78 mi (126 km) for islands[4]
Surface elevation	243 ft (74 m)[2]
Settlements	Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, Rochester, New York
References	[3]
1 Shore lenth is nae a weel-defined meisur.